Colorado Springs vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	62	17
😀 Quality of life	88	44
🏙️ Population	479K	7.82M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 317% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 819th and 7879th ($2548 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 297th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Shangqiu

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	Colorado Springs	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$19212

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522