Praia vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$405	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	20
😀 Quality of life	36	41
🏙️ Population	159K	6.44M

The cost of living in Praia is 25% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6298th and 7052nd ($840 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th 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 Shangrao. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 7365th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Shangrao

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	Praia	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621