Colorado Springs vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$879
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	99
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	479K	24.9M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 118% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 971st and 4971st ($2451 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Colorado Springs ranked 92nd best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 314th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Shanghai

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	Colorado Springs	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$27781

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765