Colorado Springs vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	54
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	479K	791K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 150% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 819th and 5436th ($2548 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 299th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 297th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Colorado Springs	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$17418

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009