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Colorado Springs vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Colorado Springs is 2.2 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Colorado Springs
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Colorado Springs
Transportation: pay 59.5% more in Colorado Springs
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Colorado Springs
Childcare: pay 99.5% more in Colorado Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Colorado Springs
Clothing: pay 26.9% less in Colorado Springs

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Colorado Springs are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colorado Springs instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Colorado Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$20.00	+67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$10.00	+67.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$3.25	+135.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$2.38	+288.3%
Average			+139.7%

Moscow vs. Colorado Springs - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Colorado Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$3.61	+327.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$7.07	+12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$3.82	-17.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$5.50	+226.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$6.78	+175.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$2.04	+151.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.71	-18.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.69	+87.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$2.16	+31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$1.20	+181.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$1.16	+243.9%
Average			+127.5%

Moscow vs. Colorado Springs - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Colorado Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$3.08	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$63.00	+72.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$36,029.12	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$14.90	+160.1%
Average			+59.5%

Moscow vs. Colorado Springs - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Moscow	Colorado Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$98.38	+1158.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$1,745.71	+39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$1,583.33	+123.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$146.62	+32.6%
Average			+338.4%

Moscow vs. Colorado Springs - Cost of housing

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pay 99.5% more for childcare

	Moscow	Colorado Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$1,493.33	+127.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$24,500.00	+71.5%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Colorado Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$6.25	+49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$6.25	+98.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$10.00	+235.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$60.50	+35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$15.00	+128.5%
Average			+109.4%

Moscow vs. Colorado Springs - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Colorado Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$58.08	-23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$37.50	-21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$88.00	-28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$103.00	-34.3%
Average			-26.9%

Moscow vs. Colorado Springs - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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