Colorado Springs vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$371
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$930
😷 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 275% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 971st and 7557th ($2451 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Colorado Springs ranked 92nd best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 314th and 3551st 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	$17.6	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$9430

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$633
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$615
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$647
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$646
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$519
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$544
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$626
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$601
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$623
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$592
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$618
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$652
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$608
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$581
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$556
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$611
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$581
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$684
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$661
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$675
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$628
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$514
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$677