Praia vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$405	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	29	17
😀 Quality of life	36	38
🏙️ Population	159K	9.03M

The cost of living in Praia is 45% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6298th and 7893rd ($840 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 7365th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Zhoukou

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	Praia	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$14854

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484