Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

United Arab Emirates

Dubai vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Dubai is 2.1 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% more in Dubai
Groceries: pay 41.6% more in Dubai
Transportation: pay 32.9% more in Dubai
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Dubai
Childcare: pay 57.8% more in Dubai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6 times more in Dubai
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Dubai

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Dubai are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Dubai.

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Dubai vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dubai instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 26.9% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Dubai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.55	$12.80 AED46.99	+14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.38	$9.53 AED35.00	+22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$1.67 AED6.12	+108.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$0.79 AED2.89	+38.3%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 41.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Dubai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.33	$1.54 AED5.66	+76.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.15	$6.21 AED22.81	+21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.38	$6.92 AED25.40	+37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.80	$3.34 AED12.26	+65.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.20	$4.36 AED16.00	+80.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.86	$1.19 AED4.39	+115.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.93	$0.88 AED3.23	+23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.91	$0.85 AED3.12	+0.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$0.64 AED2.34	-49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.51 AED1.89	+81.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.54	$0.45 AED1.67	+113.9%
Average			+41.6%

Kiev vs. Dubai - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.9% more for transportation

	Kiev	Dubai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.55	$3.66 AED13.44	-45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.55	$74.87 AED274.97	+571.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$27,226.44 AED99,989.11	-7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.28	$8.86 AED32.56	+53.0%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Kiev	Dubai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.04	$92.93 AED341.28	+1305.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	$2,407.39 AED8,841.14	+280.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	$1,513.73 AED5,559.16	+340.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	$187.87 AED689.96	+145.4%
Average			+303.2%

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pay 57.8% more for childcare

	Kiev	Dubai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	$859.15 AED3,155.21	+109.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$17,941.05 AED65,888.51	+19.1%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Dubai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.07	$13.61 AED49.99	+918.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$5.96 AED21.89	+250.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.17	$5.99 AED22.00	+73.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	$99.96 AED367.10	+174.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.27	$16.34 AED59.99	+193.2%
Average			+263.7%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Kiev	Dubai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	$67.92 AED249.45	-8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	$56.98 AED209.24	+43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	$102.70 AED377.18	+6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	$99.57 AED365.67	-17.0%
Average			+3.8%

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