Praia vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$405	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	29	28
😀 Quality of life	36	41
🏙️ Population	159K	6.23M

The cost of living in Praia is 28% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6298th and 7175th ($840 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 Xinyang. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 7365th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Xinyang

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	Praia	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.88
🥤 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	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$8587

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558