Where you live

Lisbon

Portugal

7.55of 10

⇄

Comparing with

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

7.46of 10

+ 3rd place

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Result

Lisbon wins 3 of 5

The biggest gap is in cultural integration.

FinancialDubai+2.04.7 × 6.7

SafetyLisbon+0.88.4 × 7.6

CurrencyDubai+0.59.3 × 9.8

QualityLisbon+0.18.0 × 7.9

IntegrationLisbon+5.810.0 × 4.2

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.

LisbonDubai

Financial environmentweight 30%

6.0

Tax burden

10.0

2.0

Cost of living

2.0

7.0

Ease of doing business

9.0

5.0

Investment returns

7.0

Stability and safetyweight 25%

8.0

Entry and residence

6.0

8.0

Political and social stability

8.0

10.0

Personal and property safety

10.0

Currency strengthweight 20%

10.0

Currency stability

10.0

9.0

Strength against the dollar

9.0

8.0

Purchasing power

10.0

Quality of lifeweight 15%

9.0

Infrastructure and services

10.0

6.0

Culture and lifestyle

8.0

9.0

Environmental quality

3.0

Cultural integrationweight 10%

10.0

Language and communication

3.0

10.0

Communities and support networks

6.0

Your money in both places

1 person, including rent

Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)

Lisbon

your income

US$ 2,260

Dubai

US$ 3,178

RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure

In Lisbon, shortUS$ 807a month

In Dubai, shortUS$ 1,726a month

How much of your work each thing costs

In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.

LisbonDubai

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Lisbon

125 days

Dubai

8 days

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Dubai: no sourced paid twice (health insurance)

Lisbon takes more tax than Dubai. See next to it how much comes back as services.

What the State costs you

	Lisbon	Dubai
Income tax and social security	26%	0%
Tax on purchases	8%	2%
Paid twice (health insurance)	1%	—
Total cost of the State	36%	2%

Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.

Sources: cgd.pt (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · pwc.pt (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · santander.pt (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · saudeprime.pt (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · uaegratuitycheck.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · paci.ae (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · u.ae (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Everyday life

What matters day to day

Language

LisbonPortuguese

DubaiArabic

Currency

LisbonEUR

DubaiAED

Time zone

LisbonUTC+0

DubaiUTC+4

Population

Lisbon655,542 (2023)

Dubai4,580,300 (2025-12)

Compare with YOUR real life

Connect Rikezas: your real spending, your real taxes and the year you reach financial independence in each place.

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