Colorado Springs vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	18
😀 Quality of life	88	47
🏙️ Population	479K	6.49M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 269% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 971st and 7479th ($2451 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th and 91st 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 Shangrao. Colorado Springs ranked 92nd best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 314th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Shangrao

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	Colorado Springs	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633