Hefei vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$205	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	29
😀 Quality of life	66	36
🏙️ Population	9.37M	159K

The cost of living in Hefei is 26% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 7405th and 6298th ($625 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 3963rd and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Praia

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	Hefei	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$2887

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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