Praia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$405	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	36	78
🏙️ Population	159K	24.9M

The cost of living in Praia is 23% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6298th and 4858th ($840 vs $1097) 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 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7365th and 675th 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	$5.03	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$30174

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746