Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 15.7% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.74
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,502.56
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 57.3% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.17
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.20
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.62
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.64
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 13.5% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,190.97
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,685.01
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.15
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.10
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.62
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.91
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.89
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
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