Dubai vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$845
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2102
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$518
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
75
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.39M

The cost of living in Dubai is 186% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1039th and 6575th ($2420 vs $845) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 9th in Brazil, while ranked 203rd and 5292nd 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
$10.2
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
10.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$8.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$8291

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$688
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$611
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$717
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469