Colorado Springs vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2430	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5327	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$2319	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	84
😀 Quality of life	86	92
🏙️ Population	479K	442K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 24% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 977th and 118th ($2430 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 88th 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 Miami. Ranked 126th vs 33rd best cities to live in the United States, and 403rd vs 119th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Miami

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	Colorado Springs	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1482	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2307	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2000	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1498	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24491	$25246

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101