Colorado Springs vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2430
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5327
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$2319
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4242
$792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
62
97
😀 Quality of life
86
75
🏙️ Population
479K
18.7M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 221% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 977th and 6838th ($2430 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 403rd and 2100th 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
$17.6
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1482
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1316
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2307
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2000
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2414
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.85
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1498
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24491
$14783

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677