Colorado Springs vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2430	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5327	$1710
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$2319	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	86	73
🏙️ Population	479K	9.5M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 312% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 977th and 7909th ($2430 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 211th 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 126th best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 403rd and 2948th 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	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$0.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1482	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2307	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2000	$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1498	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24491	$21696

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2353
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2537
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2321
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2407
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2735
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2552
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2775
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2605
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2416
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2677
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2744
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2961
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2596
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2760
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2876
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2760
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2019
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2465
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1895
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2407
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2235
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1705
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2514
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1699
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1753
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1964

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$758
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$829
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$777
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$827
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$662
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1746
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$816
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$878
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$608
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2414
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$892
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$766
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$765
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$766
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$941
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$780
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$773
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$726
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$750
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$579
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$669
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$451
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$693
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$897
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$454
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$546
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$574
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$634
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$622
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$677
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$652