Colorado Springs vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$2421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	84	80
🏙️ Population	479K	824K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 111% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 917th and 4649th ($2421 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th and 70th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 387th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Sakai

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	Colorado Springs	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$8371

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2373
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2425
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2509
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2525
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2315
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2381
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2674
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2495
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2577
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2432
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2618
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2737
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2784
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2958
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2568
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2661
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2624
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2661
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2001
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2451
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1892
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2396
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2211
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1711
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2623
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1706
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1768
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1985

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046