Colorado Springs vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2430	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5327	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2319	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	53
😀 Quality of life	86	70
🏙️ Population	479K	8.78M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 291% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 977th and 7641st ($2430 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 138th 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 Quanzhou. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 403rd and 4086th 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	$17.6	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1482	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2307	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2000	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1498	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24491	$9321

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941