Hangzhou vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hangzhou	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$805	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2398	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$369	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.8	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	29
😀 Quality of life	72	36
🏙️ Population	11.9M	159K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 4% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6419th and 6298th ($805 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.5 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 1916th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Praia

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	Hangzhou	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.86	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8089	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4179	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.71	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.93	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.51	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$441	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31296	$2887

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$716
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$573
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$650
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$677
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$868
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$695
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$587
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$708
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$654
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$700
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$672
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1097
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$665
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$645
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$984
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$702
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$661
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$657
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$590
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$642
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$616
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$643
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$682
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$607
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$631
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$621
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$636
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$603
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$701
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$671
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$644
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$746

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