Colorado Springs vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1770
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	62	84
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	479K	9.37M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 281% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 819th and 7494th ($2548 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 297th and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Hefei

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	Colorado Springs	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$8681

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693