Praia vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$405	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$886
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	29	98
😀 Quality of life	36	70
🏙️ Population	159K	12.3M

The cost of living in Praia is 28% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6298th and 7163rd ($840 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 95th 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 Wuhan. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 7365th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Wuhan

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	Praia	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586