Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 2.3 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 63.9% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB896.14
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB104.58
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 75.7% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB60.34
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB429.78
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB347.92
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB148.21
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB193.67
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB66.06
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB65.10
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB69.79
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB109.58
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB24.31
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.41
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
|
pay 71.8% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB216.37
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,788.01
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,987,148.80
|
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB567.56
|
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB622.21
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB93,698.34
|
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB56,897.05
|
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,453.60
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
|
pay 45.8% more for childcare
Moscow
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB45,510.09
|
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,015,834.56
|
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB298.71
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB246.26
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB238.97
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,154.62
|
$81.24
AED298.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB7,916.67
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,127.12
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,628.27
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB9,947.13
|
$94.67
AED347.73
|
|
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