Colorado Springs vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	479K	6.21M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 133% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 819th and 5029th ($2548 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 2nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 297th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Colorado Springs	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$12842

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634