Colorado Springs vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Colorado Springs	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2213	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4971	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$1394	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4161	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	97
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	479K	441K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 30% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1343rd and 91st ($2213 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1178th and 73rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Ranked 88th vs 4th best cities to live in the United States, and 341st vs 38th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Oakland

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	Colorado Springs	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.7	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1384	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1152	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2184	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.5	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2322	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1664	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24475	$27655

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288