Colorado Springs vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2548
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5745
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1632
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2650
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4215
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
479K
18.7M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 225% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 819th and 6854th ($2548 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 297th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Guangzhou

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Colorado Springs Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1578
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2302
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.1%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2581
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2457
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.9
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.76
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.1
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1487
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24668
$19408

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711