Abu Dhabi vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2266
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$700
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$501
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	28
😀 Quality of life	83	56
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.82M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 139% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 2320th and 6598th ($1828 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in the United Arab Emirates and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Brasilia. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Brasilia ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 438th and 5716th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Brasilia

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	Abu Dhabi	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$6.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1378
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$56.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$14627

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590