Colorado Springs vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$813
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$1422
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$448
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$2429
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	88	96
🏙️ Population	479K	14.3M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 52% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 819th and 3273rd ($2548 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 297th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Tokyo

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	Colorado Springs	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$3.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1144
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1128
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1070
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1004
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1105
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1037
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1038
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1009
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1006