Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 2.2 times more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.0% more in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 33.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 35.0% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 59.3% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 54.1% more in United Arab Emirates

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, transportation, and groceries in United Arab Emirates are more expensive than in Brazil. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Brazil, you would:

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pay 23.0% more for restaurants

	Brazil	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.09 R$29.16	$8.01 AED29.44	+57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 R$34.27	$8.22 AED30.19	+37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 R$5.64	$1.02 AED3.73	+3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 R$3.45	$0.57 AED2.09	-5.8%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 33.4% more for groceries

	Brazil	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 R$7.77	$1.26 AED4.64	-6.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 R$22.76	$5.08 AED18.66	+27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.44 R$19.70	$6.80 AED24.96	+97.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 R$10.70	$2.47 AED9.07	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 R$8.73	$3.33 AED12.22	+118.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.64	$0.94 AED3.47	+16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 R$3.02	$0.74 AED2.72	+40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 R$2.59	$0.72 AED2.64	+58.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 R$3.61	$0.56 AED2.07	-10.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 R$2.80	$0.45 AED1.64	-8.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 R$2.64	$0.47 AED1.74	+2.7%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 35.0% more for transportation

	Brazil	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.67 R$20.98	$3.06 AED11.23	-16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.48 R$226.01	$48.60 AED178.50	+23.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,264.28 R$110,287.99	$42,240.06 AED155,146.69	+119.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.39 R$42.31	$8.46 AED31.07	+14.4%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Brazil	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 R$101.85	$95.75 AED351.69	+438.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.10 R$1,637.94	$1,395.59 AED5,125.95	+387.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.36 R$1,147.08	$985.52 AED3,619.81	+391.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.32 R$282.34	$115.48 AED424.15	+134.2%
Average			+338.0%

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pay 59.3% more for childcare

	Brazil	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$259.04 R$1,482.99	$507.75 AED1,864.97	+96.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,658.88 R$38,122.11	$8,162.28 AED29,979.85	+22.6%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 R$8.89	$10.55 AED38.75	+579.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 R$8.89	$5.03 AED18.46	+223.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.94 R$11.12	$6.23 AED22.87	+220.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.85 R$125.10	$84.91 AED311.88	+288.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 R$33.42	$12.83 AED47.12	+119.8%
Average			+286.5%

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pay 54.1% more for clothing

	Brazil	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.13 R$246.91	$64.14 AED235.59	+48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 R$227.12	$64.91 AED238.42	+63.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.89 R$400.12	$93.31 AED342.71	+33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.60 R$324.02	$96.50 AED354.43	+70.5%
Average			+54.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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