Praia vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$405	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$1146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	29	70
😀 Quality of life	36	68
🏙️ Population	159K	12.7M

The cost of living in Praia is 3% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6298th and 6198th ($840 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7365th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Suzhou

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	Praia	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$17431

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613