Praia vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$405	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	54
😀 Quality of life	36	66
🏙️ Population	159K	8.78M

The cost of living in Praia is 30% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6298th and 7256th ($840 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 7365th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Quanzhou

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	Praia	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$20567

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936