Colorado Springs vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2421
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5340
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$1548
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$2311
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4230
$3246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
78
😀 Quality of life
84
92
🏙️ Population
479K
662K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 3% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 917th and 819th ($2421 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th and 3rd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 387th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Vancouver

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Colorado Springs Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$6.15
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2318
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.3
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.6
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$17.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.76
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.3
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1681
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24682
$17240

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21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2373
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2508
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2425
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2509
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2639
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2525
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2315
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2381
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2674
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2495
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2548
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2577
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2432
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2618
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2737
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2784
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2958
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2568
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2661
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2624
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2661
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$2001
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2451
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2193
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1768
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1892
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2396
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$1974
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2211
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1854
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1711
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2170
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2623
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1706
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1824
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1768
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$1942
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$1985

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2495
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2527
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2692
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1810
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2598
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2642
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2973
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2462
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3239
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$3015
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3273
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2826
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2759