Dubai vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dubai	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2514	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5509	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$1723	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4067	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	65	56
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	3.94M	2.42M

The cost of living in Dubai is 218% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 848th and 6702nd ($2514 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 158th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Salvador

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	Dubai	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.32	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.9	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2095	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$96.1	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7516	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3977	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.7	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$857	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15029	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699