Colorado Springs vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2334
$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5550
$5993
🏠 One person rent
$1429
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$2445
$3159
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4228
$5087
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
94
😀 Quality of life
85
77
🏙️ Population
479K
467K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 12% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 986th and 440th ($2334 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 890th and 394th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Ranked 70th vs 152nd best cities to live in the United States, and 287th vs 720th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Long Beach

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Colorado Springs Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.02
$6.58
 Cappuccino
$6.63
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2369
$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2156
$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2327
$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2329
$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.9
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.56
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.7
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1661
$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24294
$18490

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2287
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2355
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2411
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2374
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2387
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2321
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2334
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2494
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2438
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2771
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2476
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2467
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2324
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2456
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2463
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2501
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2501
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2395
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2443
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2478
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2659
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$1912
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2502
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2183
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1801
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1852
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2312
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$1916
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2013
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$2226
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1707
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$1833
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2112
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1699
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$2013
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1778
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$2227

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2780
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2895
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2872
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2637
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2935
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2676
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2375
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2800
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2729
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3760
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3148
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2442
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3124
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2661
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2788
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2638
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$2886
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2777
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2717
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2886
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2665
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2867
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2652