Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 27.2% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.12
|
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.70
|
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
|
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