Abu Dhabi vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	51	19
😀 Quality of life	85	41
🏙️ Population	1.57M	159K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 111% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1859th and 5816th ($2070 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Cape Verde, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 447th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Praia

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	Abu Dhabi	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$3260

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507