Colorado Springs vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	62	96
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	479K	13.3M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 55% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 971st and 3728th ($2451 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Colorado Springs ranked 92nd best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 314th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Moscow

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	Colorado Springs	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$17546

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791