Praia vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$405	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	90
😀 Quality of life	36	70
🏙️ Population	159K	13.9M

The cost of living in Praia is 22% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6298th and 6956th ($840 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7365th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Tianjin

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	Praia	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616