Chongqing vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$4971
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1394
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$4161
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	62
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	32.1M	479K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 70% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 7185th and 1343rd ($662 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1178th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.9 months in Colorado Springs. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 1966th and 341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Colorado Springs

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	Chongqing	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$1152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$1753
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$81.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$2322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$97.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$24475

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111