Beijing vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$575	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	75	36
🏙️ Population	21.9M	159K

The cost of living in Beijing is 21% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5387th and 6298th ($1016 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Cape Verde, respectively. Check China vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 989th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Praia

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	Beijing	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$2887

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491