Praia vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Praia Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1897
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$426
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
53
😀 Quality of life
36
50
🏙️ Population
159K
8.78M

The cost of living in Praia is 25% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6315th and 7155th ($835 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 142nd in Cape Verde and China, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 7362nd and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Praia Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$910
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.66
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.54
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.9
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3052
$22902

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$840
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$898
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1198
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1095
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1203
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$520
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$569
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$488
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1051
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1003
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1062
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$649
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$678
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$889
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1039
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$866
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$972
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1030
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$974
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$1213
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$994
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$1138
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$983
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$979
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$528
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$574
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$494
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$559
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$497
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014