Hengyang vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$216	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$191
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	44	29
😀 Quality of life	43	36
🏙️ Population	6.65M	159K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 30% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 7767th and 6298th ($590 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6669th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Praia

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	Hengyang	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$2887

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

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