Colorado Springs vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	479K	5.35M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 0.2% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 819th and 829th ($2548 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 297th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Melbourne

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	Colorado Springs	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$22313

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132