Dubai vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dubai	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5278	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2877	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3926	$380
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	94
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.32M

The cost of living in Dubai is 204% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 1218th and 6649th ($2229 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 1.8 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 4th in Brazil, while ranked 189th and 5426th 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	$9.9	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1742	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3504	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.3	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4930	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2984	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.6	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.7	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.5	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.2	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$720	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$11753

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$1841
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1191
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1132
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1164
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$787
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1872
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1126
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1810
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$798
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$890
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$573
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$604
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1375
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1285
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1327
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$544
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$959
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$779
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1005
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$606
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$868
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$604
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$672
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$457
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$910
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$621
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$606
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$646
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$561
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$822
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$575
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$541

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683