Dubai vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$447
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
73
😀 Quality of life
86
55
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.33M

The cost of living in Dubai is 191% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1098th and 6457th ($2309 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.5 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 12th in Brazil, while ranked 306th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$8117

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$676
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373