Dubai vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$477
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
64
95
😀 Quality of life
86
63
🏙️ Population
3.33M
11.5M

The cost of living in Dubai is 128% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1098th and 5616th ($2309 vs $1012) 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 306th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Sao Paulo

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Dubai Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$13135

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$716
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$665
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$691
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$674
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$644
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$686
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$573
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$663
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$640
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$627
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$738
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$640
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$639
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$640
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$639
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$633
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$621
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$656
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$606
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$647
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$645
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$641
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$679
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$639
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$661
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$674
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$640
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$698
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$742
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$595
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$630
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$653
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$746
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$650
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$638
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$629