Praia vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Praia	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2219	$3212
🏠 One person rent	$473	$912
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$1543
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$2465
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	66
😀 Quality of life	41	87
🏙️ Population	159K	1.25M

The cost of living in Praia is 34% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5816th and 4144th ($979 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.7 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 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Sharjah

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	Praia	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$9.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1324	$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3260	$7922

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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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2183
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2420
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1214
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1457
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1080
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$796
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1135
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2014
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1923
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$545
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$541
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$575
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$545
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1309
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1109
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1192
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$563
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$575
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$931
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1037
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$565
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$547
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$823
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$627
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$489
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$487
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$813
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$565
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$492