Colorado Springs vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$7152
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	479K	690K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 24% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 819th and 74th ($2548 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 56th 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 Washington. Ranked 88th vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 297th vs 31st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Washington

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	Colorado Springs	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088