Abu Dhabi vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	51	95
😀 Quality of life	85	67
🏙️ Population	1.57M	6.21M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 104% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1859th and 5559th ($2070 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 447th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Abu Dhabi	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$13739

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631