Al Ain vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$889	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$211
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	30
😀 Quality of life	82	43
🏙️ Population	767K	159K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 50% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4123rd and 5871st ($1449 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 588th and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$3216

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506