Dubai vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$454
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
72
😀 Quality of life
87
56
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.33M

The cost of living in Dubai is 216% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 989th and 6663rd ($2379 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 288th and 5820th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Porto Alegre

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Dubai Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$7512

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$632
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$546
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$624
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$495
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$564
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$584
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$593
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$599
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$536
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$608
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$549
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$537
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$540
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$519
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$529
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$551
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$500
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$619
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$578
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$577
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$446
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$463
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$537
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$589
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$544
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$628
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$594
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$857
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$707
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$632
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$553
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$632
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$639
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$658
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$510
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$659
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$600
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$594
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$461