Maoming vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$409	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	29	29
😀 Quality of life	44	36
🏙️ Population	6.17M	159K

The cost of living in Maoming is 10% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6647th and 6298th ($756 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6657th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Praia

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	Maoming	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$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	$477	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$2887

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

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