Brasilia vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2464
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$415
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$714
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
66
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
3M
3.94M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 62% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6162nd and 1039th ($928 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.7 months in Dubai. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5658th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Dubai

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Brasilia Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.88
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.86
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.66
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.46
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.08
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.13
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.9
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.3
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17134
$16876

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65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$758
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$567
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$724
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$839
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$697
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$730
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$709
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$693
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$673
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$633
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$664
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$710
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$630
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$664
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$642
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$586
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$588
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$620
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$690
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$668
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$661
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$615
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$642
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$637
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$590
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$640
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$598
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$685
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$684
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$444
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$609
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$653
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$602
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$662
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$626
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$654
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$760
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$708
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$629
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$675

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492