Colorado Springs vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	62	94
😀 Quality of life	88	96
🏙️ Population	479K	2.14M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 0.2% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 971st and 978th ($2451 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th and 6th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Colorado Springs ranked 92nd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 314th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Perth

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	Colorado Springs	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$15409

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894