Praia vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$405	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	96
😀 Quality of life	36	80
🏙️ Population	159K	17.7M

The cost of living in Praia is 8% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6298th and 5950th ($840 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7365th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Shenzhen

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	Praia	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609