Colorado Springs vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$2307
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	62	93
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	479K	1.4M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 28% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 971st and 2387th ($2451 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th and 1st in the United States and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Colorado Springs ranked 92nd best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 314th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Prague

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	Colorado Springs	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$17389

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383