Colorado Springs vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$1771
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$780
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	93
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	479K	9.5M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 301% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 971st and 7844th ($2451 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th and 183rd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Colorado Springs ranked 92nd best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 314th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Foshan

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	Colorado Springs	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$22493

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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

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664