Colorado Springs vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	479K	985K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 4% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 819th and 1008th ($2548 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1st in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 297th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Stockholm

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	Colorado Springs	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464