Dubai vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	3.94M	1.32M

The cost of living in Dubai is 215% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 947th and 6861st ($2470 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 184th and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Guarulhos

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	Dubai	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$9818

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722