Colorado Springs vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	62	99
😀 Quality of life	84	95
🏙️ Population	479K	2.15M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 7% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 917th and 1222nd ($2421 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 387th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Paris

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	Colorado Springs	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$16193

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2373
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2425
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2509
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2525
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2315
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2381
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2674
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2495
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2577
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2432
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2618
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2737
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2784
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2958
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2568
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2661
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2624
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2661
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2001
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2451
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1892
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2396
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2211
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1711
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2623
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1706
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1768
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1985

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293