Praia vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Praia	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$964	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2177	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$467	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$763	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.9	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$2246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	66
😀 Quality of life	43	88
🏙️ Population	159K	1.25M

The cost of living in Praia is 32% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5871st and 4204th ($964 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7431st and 312th 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	$5.35	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.79	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$796	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.66	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3216	$6883

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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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483