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Colorado Springs vs Manhattan

$171/mo less in Manhattan

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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Colorado SpringsManhattanAbout 434 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Manhattan costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 224 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,169/mo in Manhattan. $2,340/mo in Colorado Springs. −$2,052 a year.

Colorado Springs

$2,340

left each month

Manhattan

$2,169

−$171 vs Colorado Springs

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Manhattan wins 2 of 4Colorado Springs 2 · ties 0
$5,644Take-home · Colorado Springs$4,768
$1,298Rent · Manhattan$855
$2,006Other bills · Manhattan$1,744
$2,340Left over · Colorado Springs$2,169

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In 2022-2023, 80 households moved Colorado Springs → Manhattan (avg AGI $51,563). 109 went the other way. The whole move →

−$171 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthColorado SpringsManhattan
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Colorado Springs, CO and Manhattan, KS
Per monthColorado SpringsManhattanDifference
Gross pay$7,417$6,246−$1,171
Income and payroll tax$1,773$1,477−$296
Take-home pay$5,644$4,768−$876
Rent$1,298$855−$443
Getting around$571$465−$106
Groceries$396$353−$43
Healthcare$446$397−$49
Utilities$248$221−$27
Everything else$347$309−$38
Left over$2,340$2,169−$171

Salary to match Colorado Springs

$78,000

Gross pay in Manhattan that leaves the same amount as $89,000 in Colorado Springs.

Tax difference

−$620

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.9% in Colorado Springs, 23.7% in Manhattan.

More about Manhattan

Colorado Springs, CO in full

Denver's mountains and sunshine, with the lowest property tax on this list.

Manhattan, KS in full

State income tax topping out at 5.58%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,018 and 224 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.

The other way

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Manhattan than Colorado Springs?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Manhattan leaves about $171 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,298 in Colorado Springs and $855 in Manhattan.

Does Manhattan have state income tax?

Manhattan is in Kansas, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Colorado Springs to Manhattan?

The paycheck is taxed in Kansas. 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 Colorado Springs and Manhattan 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.