Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 2.9 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Russia, you would:
pay 43.4% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$1.07
AED3.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$0.54
AED1.99
|
|
pay 74.5% more for groceries
Russia
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$5.40
AED19.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$3.19
AED11.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$3.92
AED14.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$0.80
AED2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$0.82
AED3.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$0.71
AED2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$0.43
AED1.57
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$3.52
AED12.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$92.58
AED340.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$27,092.56
AED99,508.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$10.02
AED36.80
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Russia
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$93.53
AED343.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$1,961.16
AED7,203.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$1,111.13
AED4,081.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$150.77
AED553.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
$765.32
AED2,810.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$11,178.90
AED41,058.97
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$13.07
AED48.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$5.27
AED19.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$72.99
AED268.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$12.80
AED47.00
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
Russia
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$58.04
AED213.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$52.68
AED193.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$88.07
AED323.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$89.62
AED329.16
|
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