Colorado Springs vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	33
😀 Quality of life	88	84
🏙️ Population	479K	543K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 32% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 819th and 2237th ($2548 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 1697th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Ranked 88th vs 153rd best cities to live in the United States, and 297th vs 460th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Tucson

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	Colorado Springs	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212