Colorado Springs vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2430	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5327	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$2319	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	62	60
😀 Quality of life	86	57
🏙️ Population	479K	9.4M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 241% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 977th and 7025th ($2430 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 403rd and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Ningbo

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	Colorado Springs	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1482	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2307	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2000	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1498	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24491	$15234

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Cities near Colorado Springs

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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531