Dubai vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$581
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
87
65
🏙️ Population
3.33M
11.5M

The cost of living in Dubai is 144% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 989th and 5654th ($2379 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Sao Paulo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 288th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611