Praia vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Praia Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$835
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1897
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$426
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
36
79
🏙️ Population
159K
17.7M

The cost of living in Praia is 13% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6315th and 5948th ($835 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7362nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Praia Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$910
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.66
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.54
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.9
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3052
$24117

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$840
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$898
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1198
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1095
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1203
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$520
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$569
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$488
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1051
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1003
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1062
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$649
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$678
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$889
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1039
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$866
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$972
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1030
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$974
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$1213
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$994
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$1138
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$983
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$979
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$528
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$574
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$494
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$559
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$497
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$495

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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618