Colorado Springs vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	479K	8.8M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 30% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 819th and 28th ($2548 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1st in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.3 months in London. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 297th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs London

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	Colorado Springs	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$25686

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178