Praia vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Praia Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$692
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$320
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$451
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
65
😀 Quality of life
37
82
🏙️ Population
159K
1.25M

The cost of living in Praia is 57% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6860th and 3028th ($692 vs $1612) 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 0.4 months in Praia compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7486th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Praia Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.61%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.38
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.9
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1069
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$692
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$749
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1179
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1067
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1009
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$486
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$556
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$441
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1068
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1070
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1081
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$584
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$618
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$799
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1049
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$778
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$968
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1024
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$971
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$751
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$989
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$689
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$689
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$977
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$975
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$501
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$518
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$470
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$536
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$471
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$471

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$1841
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$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
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$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
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$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541