Colorado Springs vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	18
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	479K	6.49M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 273% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 819th and 7385th ($2548 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 80th 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 88th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 297th and 7068th 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	$19.9	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$25646

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628