Dubai vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$372
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	3.33M	6.21M

The cost of living in Dubai is 160% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 989th and 5954th ($2379 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 288th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Dubai	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562