Cost of living comparison
Russia is 46.1% cheaper than Dubai.
If you lived in Russia instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
Dubai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AED3.94
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
AED1.99
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Dubai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
AED19.83
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
AED11.70
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
AED14.38
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.94
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.03
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AED2.60
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.57
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
Dubai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
AED12.94
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.58
AED340.01
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,092.56
AED99,502.84
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.02
AED36.80
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
Dubai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.53
AED343.51
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,961.16
AED7,202.77
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,111.13
AED4,080.84
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.77
AED553.73
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 64.6% less for childcare
Dubai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.32
AED2,810.79
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,178.90
AED41,056.73
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dubai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.07
AED48.00
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
AED19.36
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.99
AED268.07
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
AED47.00
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Dubai
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
AED213.17
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.68
AED193.48
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.07
AED323.44
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.62
AED329.14
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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