Beijing vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$5354
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$4146
😷 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 5341st and 971st ($1044 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 835th 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 11th best city to live in China vs Colorado Springs ranked 92nd in the United States, while ranked 2718th and 314th 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	$4.36	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$1317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$2302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$86.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$2410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$24279

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026