Colorado Springs vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1823
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$798
😷 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 306% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 819th and 7755th ($2548 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 181st 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 88th best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 297th and 2991st 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	$19.9	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$22953

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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

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$873
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$548
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$694
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$801
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$858
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1734
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$995
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$638
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2396
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$908
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$777
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$793
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$766
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$778
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$954
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$802
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$797
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$751
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$739
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$600
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$682
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$473
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$714
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$758
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$474
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$612
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$528
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$601
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$648
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$602
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$711
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$679