Dubai vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$330
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	94
😀 Quality of life	87	59
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.32M

The cost of living in Dubai is 259% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 989th and 7119th ($2379 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 4th in Brazil, while ranked 288th and 5407th 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	$10.9	$6.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$8512

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621