Brasilia vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$806
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2242
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$339
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$3493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
64
😀 Quality of life
56
86
🏙️ Population
2.82M
3.33M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 65% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6414th and 1098th ($806 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5782nd and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brasilia Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.25
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.88%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1454
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.1
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11560
$12682

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65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$694
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$545
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$633
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$656
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$628
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$603
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$631
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$625
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$606
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$609
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$634
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$638
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$586
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$653
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$635
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$558
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$563
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$587
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$603
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$647
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$602
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$573
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$588
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$592
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$547
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$597
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$649
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$656
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$468
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$563
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$597
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$553
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$614
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$581
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$590
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$814
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$726
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$580
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$613

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$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507