Colorado Springs vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	62	82
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	479K	468K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 12% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 819th and 1363rd ($2548 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1143rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 88th vs 54th best cities to live in the United States, and 297th vs 219th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Raleigh

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	Colorado Springs	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729