Colorado Springs vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	62	72
😀 Quality of life	84	90
🏙️ Population	479K	1.06M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 130% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 917th and 5132nd ($2421 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 387th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Sendai

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	Colorado Springs	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$5986

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034