Colorado Springs vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	99
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	479K	5.45M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 10% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 819th and 370th ($2548 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia 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 Sydney. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 297th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Sydney

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	Colorado Springs	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863