Colorado Springs vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2430	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5327	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$2319	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$1127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	62	70
😀 Quality of life	86	71
🏙️ Population	479K	12.7M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 215% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 977th and 6778th ($2430 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 403rd and 3523rd 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	$17.6	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1482	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2307	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2000	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1498	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24491	$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610