Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 35.9% cheaper than Dubai.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.0% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 30.9% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 34.1% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 63.9% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 30.1% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 63.7% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 5.6% more in Moscow
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and childcare are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
|
Dubai
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$9.19
RUB743.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$5.10
RUB413.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
AED4.78
|
$1.07
RUB86.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
AED4.08
|
$0.49
RUB39.28
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
|
Dubai
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
$0.62
RUB50.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
AED16.07
|
$4.41
RUB356.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.89
|
$3.57
RUB288.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
$1.52
RUB123.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
AED14.00
|
$1.99
RUB160.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
AED4.06
|
$0.68
RUB54.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AED3.05
|
$0.67
RUB54.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
AED3.17
|
$0.72
RUB57.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.54
|
$1.12
RUB90.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
AED1.92
|
$0.25
RUB20.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.47
|
$0.21
RUB16.94
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
|
Dubai
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
AED11.59
|
$2.22
RUB179.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.68
AED300.00
|
$28.58
RUB2,313.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,478,909.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.71
AED32.00
|
$5.82
RUB470.99
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
|
Dubai
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
$6.38
RUB516.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
$960.52
RUB77,756.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
$583.26
RUB47,216.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
$86.66
RUB7,015.29
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
|
Dubai
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
$466.53
RUB37,766.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
$10,413.52
RUB842,998.47
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dubai
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$3.06
RUB247.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.02
AED22.10
|
$2.52
RUB204.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
$2.45
RUB198.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.24
AED298.40
|
$32.34
RUB2,617.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$5.10
RUB413.15
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Dubai
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
$81.16
RUB6,569.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
$42.31
RUB3,424.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
$108.95
RUB8,819.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.67
AED347.73
|
$101.97
RUB8,254.70
|
|
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