Beijing vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1632
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$2650
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$662
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$4215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	479K

The cost of living in Beijing is 57% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 4987th and 819th ($1108 vs $2548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 714th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 2361st and 297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Colorado Springs

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	Beijing	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$1578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$2606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$2302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$2581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$1487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$24668

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029