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Japan

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Colorado Springs vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Colorado Springs is 66.1% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Colorado Springs
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in Colorado Springs
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in Colorado Springs
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Colorado Springs
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Colorado Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.9% more in Colorado Springs
Clothing: pay 12.3% more in Colorado Springs

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

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Colorado Springs vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Colorado Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,266	$20.00	+149.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥791	$10.00	+99.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥183	$3.25	+179.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥133	$2.38	+182.0%
Average			+152.7%

Tokyo vs. Colorado Springs - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Tokyo	Colorado Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥245	$3.61	+132.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,138	$7.07	-1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥902	$3.82	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥368	$5.50	+135.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥556	$6.78	+92.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥375	$2.04	-14.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥186	$0.71	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥391	$1.69	-31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥417	$2.16	-18.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥225	$1.20	-15.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥234	$1.16	-21.4%
Average			+16.8%

Tokyo vs. Colorado Springs - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.8% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Colorado Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥710	$3.08	-31.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,602	$63.00	-14.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥4M	$36,029.12	+61.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,746	$14.90	-50.5%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tokyo	Colorado Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,279	$98.38	+194.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥169K	$1,745.71	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥101K	$1,583.33	+146.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,281	$146.62	+20.0%
Average			+105.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Tokyo	Colorado Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥82,025	$1,493.33	+187.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2M	$24,500.00	+61.9%
Average			+124.7%

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pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Colorado Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥633	$6.25	+55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥541	$6.25	+82.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥633	$10.00	+149.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,762	$60.50	-11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥2,004	$15.00	+18.1%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 12.3% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Colorado Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥8,971	$58.08	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,390	$37.50	-7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥9,892	$88.00	+40.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,264	$103.00	+14.0%
Average			+12.3%

Tokyo 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: October 2026

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