Maoming vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maoming	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$422	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1006	$215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	27	19
😀 Quality of life	52	41
🏙️ Population	6.17M	159K

The cost of living in Maoming is 19% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6807th and 5816th ($789 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 100th best city to live in China vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6563rd and 7752nd 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	$2.18	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$867	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$652	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4804	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.29	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19015	$3260

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507