Colorado Springs vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	62	85
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	479K	5.65M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 124% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 819th and 4898th ($2548 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 5th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia 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 Saint Petersburg. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 297th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Saint Petersburg

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	Colorado Springs	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597