Praia vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Praia	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$489	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.3	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$209	$2274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	66
😀 Quality of life	41	86
🏙️ Population	159K	1.25M

The cost of living in Praia is 36% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5666th and 3851st ($987 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Cape Verde and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7752nd and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Praia	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.21	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.78	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.6	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.5	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3188	$8199

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469