Colorado Springs vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2430
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5327
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2319
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4242
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
62
96
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
479K
17.5M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 177% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 977th and 6334th ($2430 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 403rd and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Colorado Springs Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1482
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1316
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2307
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2000
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2414
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.85
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1498
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24491
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2520
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2353
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2537
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2540
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2321
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2407
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2735
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2552
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2775
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2597
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2605
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2416
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2638
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2677
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2744
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2961
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2596
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2760
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2876
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2760
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$2019
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2465
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2231
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1771
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1895
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2407
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$2263
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2235
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1850
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1705
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2204
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2514
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1699
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1824
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1753
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2054
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$1964

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634