Colorado Springs vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$4341
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$1070
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$1746
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	60
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	479K	246K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 38% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 819th and 2604th ($2548 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1876th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Ranked 88th vs 102nd best cities to live in the United States, and 297th vs 326th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Louisville

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	Colorado Springs	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$16070

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035