Praia vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$405	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	29	19
😀 Quality of life	36	38
🏙️ Population	159K	7.01M

The cost of living in Praia is 32% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6298th and 7314th ($840 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 7365th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Zhumadian

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	Praia	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.83
🥤 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	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.49
⛽ 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	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.41
🧀 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	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.29
🍅 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	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504