Dubai vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$413
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	54
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.49M

The cost of living in Dubai is 255% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 989th and 7055th ($2379 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 Recife. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 288th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Recife

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	Dubai	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509