Colorado Springs vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Colorado Springs	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2213	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4971	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$1394	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4161	$1294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	62	97
😀 Quality of life	85	75
🏙️ Population	479K	18.7M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 190% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1343rd and 6602nd ($2213 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1178th and 49th 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 1.9 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 341st and 1036th 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	$16.3	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.7	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1384	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1152	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2184	$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.5	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2322	$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1664	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24475	$15919

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671