Colorado Springs vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	62	65
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	479K	12.7M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 219% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 819th and 6776th ($2548 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 297th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Suzhou

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	Colorado Springs	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635