Colorado Springs vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5354	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4146	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	62	21
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	479K	6.56M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 308% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 971st and 7929th ($2451 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 835th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Colorado Springs ranked 92nd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 314th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Shaoyang

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	Colorado Springs	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1317	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.6	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2410	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2382	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.54	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.74	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24279	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615