Brazil vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$2025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1754
$4864
🏠 One person rent
$296
$1361
🏘️ Family rent
$524
$2797
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$72
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$3498
💸 GDP per capita
$10295
$49041
😃 Human freedom index
7.18
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
79.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
68
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
65%
🎓 Higher education
92
68
😀 Quality of life
39
79
🏙️ Population
203M
9.89M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($681) is 66% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2025). Brazil ranked 145th vs 14th for the United Arab Emirates in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brazil compared to 1.7 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 117th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Brazil and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Brazil United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$11
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$1480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1070
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$3301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$95.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$5794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.9
$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.75
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.09
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.1
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.6
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.35
$8.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8287
$10373

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs the United Arab Emirates

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$976
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$916
6.21M
Brasilia
$765
2.82M
Manaus
$764
2.06M
Salvador
$705
2.42M
Belo Horizonte
$768
2.32M
Curitiba
$755
1.77M
Campinas
$759
1.21M
Santo Andre
$618
749K
Recife
$671
1.49M
Porto Alegre
$752
1.33M
Fortaleza
$745
2.43M
Belem
$755
1.3M
Uberlandia
$630
713K
Goiania
$665
1.44M
Guarulhos
$662
1.32M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$705
697K
Campo Grande
$588
898K
Joinville
$662
616K
Ribeirao Preto
$647
699K
Sao Luis
$710
1.04M
Maceio
$667
958K
Joao Pessoa
$615
834K
Duque de Caxias
$614
887K
Teresina
$557
868K
Florianopolis
$857
537K
Osasco
$661
729K
Niteroi
$718
497K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
811K
Aracaju
$527
633K

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2379
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1828
1.48M
Al Ain
$1844
767K
Sharjah
$1494
1.25M
Ajman
$2240
490K
Fujairah
$1239
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1196
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1721
29.1K