Cost of living comparison
Russia is 38.1% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Russia instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
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