Colorado Springs vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2430	$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5327	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$498
🏘️ Family rent	$2319	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$2625
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	91
😀 Quality of life	86	92
🏙️ Population	479K	1.23M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 128% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 977th and 5112th ($2430 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 35th 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 2.5 months in Suwon. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 403rd and 134th 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	$17.6	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1482	$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2307	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2000	$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$12487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$6631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$7.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1498	$775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24491	$10980

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Cities near Colorado Springs

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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1080
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1004
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1307
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1120
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1196
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1175
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1178
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1134
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1088
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1078
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1138
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1097
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1098
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1153
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1059
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1079
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$948
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1065
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1028
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1068
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1110
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$924
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1568
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$920
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$874
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1020
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1063
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1050