

Cheyenne vs Colorado Springs
$709/mo less in Colorado Springs
CheyenneColorado SpringsAbout 169 miles apart, close enough to drive.
- Colorado Springs costs you more
- Rent under 30% of pay
- 243 sunny days
Same paycheck, two cities. $2,323/mo in Colorado Springs. $3,032/mo in Cheyenne. −$8,508 a year.
Cheyenne
$3,032
left each month
Colorado Springs
$2,323
−$709 vs Cheyenne
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In 2022-2023, 47 households moved Cheyenne → Colorado Springs (avg AGI $67,766). 72 went the other way. The whole move →
−$709 / mo
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| Per month | Cheyenne | Colorado Springs | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,625 | $7,392 | −$233 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,562 | $1,764 | +$202 |
| Take-home pay | $6,063 | $5,627 | −$436 |
| Rent | $1,021 | $1,298 | +$277 |
| Getting around | $599 | $571 | −$28 |
| Groceries | $389 | $396 | +$7 |
| Healthcare | $438 | $446 | +$8 |
| Utilities | $243 | $248 | +$5 |
| Everything else | $341 | $347 | +$6 |
| Left over | $3,032 | $2,323 | −$709 |
Salary to match Cheyenne
$101,500
Gross pay in Colorado Springs that leaves the same amount as $91,500 in Cheyenne.
Tax difference
−$3,260
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.5% in Cheyenne, 23.9% in Colorado Springs.
More about Colorado Springs
Cheyenne, WY in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,216 and 253 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.
Colorado Springs, CO in full
Denver's mountains and sunshine, with the lowest property tax on this list.
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Colorado Springs → Cheyenne →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Colorado Springs than Cheyenne?
For one adult in a one-bedroom, Colorado Springs leaves about $709 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,021 in Cheyenne and $1,298 in Colorado Springs.
Does Colorado Springs have state income tax?
Colorado Springs is in Colorado, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Cheyenne to Colorado Springs?
The paycheck is taxed in Colorado. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.
Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Cheyenne and Colorado Springs changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.