United Arab Emirates

Compared with Brazil, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Brazil = 1×

United Arab Emirates vs

Brazil

Overall verdict

United Arab Emirates is about 0.83× Brazil.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Brazil = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Brazil. A bar running right means United Arab Emirates is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than

Brazil Brazil = 1×

United Arab Emirates is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.58
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.16
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.73
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.59
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.49

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In United Arab Emirates, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.6× what it does in Brazil — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.58

United Arab Emirates R$316.72 AED 229

Brazil R$199.90 BRL 199.9

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.16

United Arab Emirates R$27.78 AED 19

Brazil R$23.90 BRL 23.9

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.76

United Arab Emirates R$5.08 USD 0.98

Brazil R$6.70 USD 1.292

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.70

United Arab Emirates R$4.65 USD 0.896

Brazil R$6.68 USD 1.288

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.59

United Arab Emirates R$4,701 AED 3,399

Brazil R$7,999 BRL 7,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.49

United Arab Emirates R$0.41 USD 0.08

Brazil R$0.85 USD 0.164

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com