Colorado Springs vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2514
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1422
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	62	85
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	479K	2.87M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 171% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 819th and 5994th ($2548 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 6th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan 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 Taichung. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 297th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Taichung

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	Colorado Springs	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$868
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$687
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$884
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$904
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$921
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$889
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$989
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1123
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$792
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1248
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$938
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$844
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$673
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$643
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$648
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$892
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$729
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$672
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$689
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$705
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$640
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$717
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$612
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$474
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$774
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$473
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$682
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$600
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$687
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$617
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$686
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$677
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$684