Cost of living comparison
Colorado Springs is 2.8% more expensive than Tucson.
If you lived in Colorado Springs instead of Tucson, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Tucson
|
Colorado Springs
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$20.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
|
$2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
|
$2.26
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
Tucson
|
Colorado Springs
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.20
|
$3.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
|
$5.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
|
$3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$4.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.49
|
$4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
|
$1.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Tucson
|
Colorado Springs
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
|
$3.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$50.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,090.00
|
$23,195.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
|
$13.45
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
Tucson
|
Colorado Springs
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.83
|
$72.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,415.83
|
$1,525.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.83
|
$1,093.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$221.77
|
$151.51
|
|
pay 13.2% more for childcare
Tucson
|
Colorado Springs
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,033.33
|
$1,158.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,666.67
|
$13,333.33
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tucson
|
Colorado Springs
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
|
$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.12
|
$51.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$12.00
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Tucson
|
Colorado Springs
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.11
|
$53.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.22
|
$39.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.15
|
$78.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.87
|
$95.00
|
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