Dubai vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$2027
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$500
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
74
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.33M

The cost of living in Dubai is 208% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 848th and 6605th ($2514 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 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 14th in Brazil, while ranked 158th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$73.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$1446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$57.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$9.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$7258

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$660
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444