Praia vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$405	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	78
😀 Quality of life	36	66
🏙️ Population	159K	12.6M

The cost of living in Praia is 64% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6298th and 8544th ($840 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 7365th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Zhengzhou

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	Praia	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591