Colorado Springs vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2548
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5745
$5854
🏠 One person rent
$1632
$1508
🏘️ Family rent
$2650
$2200
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$733
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4215
$4443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
100
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
479K
1.6M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 2% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 819th and 741st ($2548 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 652nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 88th vs 22nd best cities to live in the United States, and 297th vs 118th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Philadelphia

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Colorado Springs Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$5.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1578
$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2302
$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.1%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2581
$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2457
$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.9
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.76
$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.1
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1487
$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24668
$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737