Colorado Springs vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	62	81
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	479K	1.43M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 23% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 819th and 1833rd ($2548 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1452nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 88th vs 39th best cities to live in the United States, and 297th vs 156th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs San Antonio

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	Colorado Springs	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093