Colorado Springs vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	62	99
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	479K	3.9M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 25% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 819th and 62nd ($2548 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 47th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 88th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 297th vs 50th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Los Angeles

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	Colorado Springs	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000