Dubai vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$191
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	29
😀 Quality of life	87	36
🏙️ Population	3.33M	159K

The cost of living in Dubai is 183% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 989th and 6298th ($2379 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 288th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Praia

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	Dubai	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$2887

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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