Colorado Springs vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	62	81
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	479K	718K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 10% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 819th and 381st ($2548 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1st in the United States and Norway, respectively. Check the United States vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 297th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Oslo

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	Colorado Springs	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$15566

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336