Colorado Springs vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2334
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5550
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1429
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2445
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4228
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
100
😀 Quality of life
85
78
🏙️ Population
479K
24.9M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 96% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 986th and 4461st ($2334 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 890th and 6th 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 1.8 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Colorado Springs ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 287th and 558th 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
$20.1
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.02
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$6.63
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2369
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2156
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2327
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2329
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.9
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.56
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.7
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1661
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24294
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2287
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2355
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2411
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2374
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2387
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2321
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2334
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2494
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2438
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2771
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2476
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2467
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2324
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2456
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2463
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2501
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2501
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2395
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2443
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2478
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2659
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$1912
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2502
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2183
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1801
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1852
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2312
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$1916
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2013
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$2226
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1707
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$1833
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2112
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1699
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$2013
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1778
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$2227

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740