Colorado Springs vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	479K	8.8M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 39% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 819th and 4th ($2548 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1st 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 New York City. Ranked 88th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 297th vs 15th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs New York City

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	Colorado Springs	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192