Praia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Praia Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$692
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$320
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$451
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
37
78
🏙️ Population
159K
24.9M

The cost of living in Praia is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6860th and 4461st ($692 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Cape Verde and China, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Praia compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7486th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Shanghai

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Praia Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.61%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.38
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.9
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1069
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$692
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$749
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1179
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1067
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1009
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$486
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$556
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$441
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1068
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1070
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1081
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$584
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$618
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$799
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1049
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$778
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$968
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1024
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$971
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$751
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$989
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$689
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$689
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$977
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$975
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$501
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$518
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$470
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$536
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$471
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$471

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740