Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.5 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Russia, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
Russia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 58.7% more for groceries
Russia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Russia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$72.17
AED265.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$9.50
AED34.90
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Russia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
|
pay 86.1% more for childcare
Russia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$63.87
AED234.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Russia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$97.09
AED356.61
|
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