Colorado Springs vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	62	53
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	479K	686K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 185% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 819th and 6285th ($2548 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 758th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 297th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Shizuoka

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	Colorado Springs	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$14291

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016