Colorado Springs vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$3297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$7564
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$2174
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$3858
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	85
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	479K	442K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 26% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 971st and 95th ($2451 vs $3297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th and 63rd 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 92nd vs 53rd best cities to live in the United States, and 314th vs 210th 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	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$2574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$1873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$4730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$3376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$95.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$6833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$3761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$21676

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050