Colorado Springs vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	49
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	479K	8.78M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 293% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 819th and 7630th ($2548 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 297th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Quanzhou

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	Colorado Springs	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954