Colorado Springs vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2421	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5340	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1548	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$2311	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4230	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	62	78
😀 Quality of life	84	66
🏙️ Population	479K	12.6M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 373% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 917th and 8544th ($2421 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 840th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Colorado Springs ranked 104th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 387th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Zhengzhou

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	Colorado Springs	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2318	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.3	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2384	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2406	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.6	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.3	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.9	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.3	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1681	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24682	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591