Colorado Springs vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2430
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5327
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$2319
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4242
$592
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
79
😀 Quality of life
86
71
🏙️ Population
479K
9.94M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 134% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 977th and 5274th ($2430 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 403rd and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Colorado Springs Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1482
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1316
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2307
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2000
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.8
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2414
$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.85
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1498
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24491
$8454

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2520
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2353
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2537
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2540
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2321
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2407
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2735
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2552
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2775
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2597
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2605
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2416
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2638
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2677
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2744
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2961
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2596
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2760
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2876
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2760
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$2019
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2465
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2231
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1771
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1895
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2407
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$2263
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2235
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1850
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1705
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2204
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2514
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1699
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1824
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1753
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2054
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$1964

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745