Colorado Springs vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Colorado Springs	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2213	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4971	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$1394	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4161	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	85	79
🏙️ Population	479K	24.9M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 95% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1343rd and 4780th ($2213 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1178th 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 1.9 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 341st and 571st 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	$16.3	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.7	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1384	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1152	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2184	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.5	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2322	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1664	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24475	$31401

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774