Colorado Springs vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	62	93
😀 Quality of life	84	83
🏙️ Population	479K	2.33M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 177% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 917th and 6171st ($2421 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 387th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Taoyuan

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	Colorado Springs	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$18619

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2373
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2425
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2509
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2525
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2315
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2381
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2674
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2495
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2577
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2432
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2618
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2737
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2784
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2958
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2568
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2661
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2624
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2661
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2001
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2451
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1892
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2396
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2211
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1711
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2623
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1706
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1768
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1985

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443