Al Ain vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$560
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$477
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
767K
11.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 4% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5284th and 5616th ($1050 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 600th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$13135

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$1232
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$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$716
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$665
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$691
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$674
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$644
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$686
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$573
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$663
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$640
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$627
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$738
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$640
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$639
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$640
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$639
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$633
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$621
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$656
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$606
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$647
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$645
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$641
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$679
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$639
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$661
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$674
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$640
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$698
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$742
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$595
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$630
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$653
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$746
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$650
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$638
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$629