Colorado Springs vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2430
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5327
$6397
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$1879
🏘️ Family rent
$2319
$3145
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4242
$4411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
94
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
479K
467K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 15% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 977th and 327th ($2430 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 273rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Ranked 126th vs 271st best cities to live in the United States, and 403rd vs 982nd 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
$17.6
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$7.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1482
$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1316
$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2307
$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2000
$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.8
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2414
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.85
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1498
$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24491
$19997

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Cities near Colorado Springs

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 Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2903
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3058
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3688
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2651
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3004
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2807
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2682
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2917
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2854
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3658
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2762
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3122
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3221
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2803
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2970
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2899
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2764
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3157
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2780
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2803
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2786
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2947
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2788
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3008
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2821