Bismarck vs Colorado Springs leftover
Moving to Colorado Springs costs you $1,005 a month
$2,330/mo leftover in Colorado Springs vs $3,335 in Bismarck after tax and rent ($1,005 less). −$12,060 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Bismarck leftover
$3,335
a month after tax and rent
Colorado Springs leftover
$2,330
−$1,005 vs Bismarck
Compare Bismarck to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Bismarck.
Monthly gap
Bismarck → Colorado Springs
$1,005
less / month in Bismarck
$2,330 in Colorado Springs · $3,335 in Bismarck · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
−$1,005 / mo
| Per month | Bismarck | Colorado Springs | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,917 | $7,402 | −$514 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,700 | $1,768 | +$68 |
| Take-home pay | $6,216 | $5,634 | −$582 |
| Rent | $1,084 | $1,298 | +$214 |
| Getting around | $534 | $571 | +$37 |
| Groceries | $348 | $396 | +$48 |
| Healthcare | $392 | $446 | +$54 |
| Utilities | $218 | $248 | +$30 |
| Everything else | $305 | $347 | +$42 |
| Left over | $3,335 | $2,330 | −$1,005 |
To break even in Colorado Springs, you'd need to earn
$107,000
Household gross, versus $95,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Bismarck does now.
The tax difference alone
−$2,644
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 21.5% in Bismarck, 23.9% in Colorado Springs.
More about Colorado Springs
Bismarck, ND in full
State income tax topping out at 2.5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,290 and 196 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.
Colorado Springs, CO in full
Denver's mountains and sunshine, with the lowest property tax on this list.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Colorado Springs on Colorado Springs wages.
Colorado Springs → Bismarck →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Colorado Springs than Bismarck?
A one-bedroom is about $1,084 in Bismarck versus $1,298 in Colorado Springs. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $1,005 a month lower in Colorado Springs. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Colorado Springs have state income tax?
Colorado Springs is in Colorado, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Bismarck to Colorado Springs?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Colorado tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Bismarck and Colorado Springs moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.