Colorado Springs vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$2124
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	91
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	479K	1.23M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 159% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 819th and 5675th ($2548 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 44th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 2.2 months in Suwon. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 297th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Suwon

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	Colorado Springs	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$10704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$6412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$70.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$14818

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1022
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$943
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1019
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1001
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1313
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1061
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1455
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1090
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1296
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1152
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1089
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1032
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1016
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1094
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1052
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1128
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$952
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1010
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$982
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$977
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$917
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1062
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1557
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$852
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$819
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$971
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1009
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$997