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Moscow vs. Sharjah Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 20.9% more expensive than Sharjah.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 9.5% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 20.1% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 14.5% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 32.4% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Moscow are more expensive than in Sharjah. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Moscow. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Sharjah Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Sharjah, you would:

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pay 52.3% more for restaurants

	Sharjah	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.45 AED20.00	$11.93 RUB911.35	+119.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 AED33.00	$5.97 RUB455.67	-33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AED3.37	$1.38 RUB105.57	+50.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 AED1.30	$0.61 RUB46.71	+72.8%
Average			+52.3%

Sharjah vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.5% more for groceries

	Sharjah	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 AED4.14	$0.85 RUB64.62	-25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 AED18.93	$6.27 RUB478.82	+21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.35 AED23.33	$4.62 RUB352.84	-27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 AED9.96	$1.68 RUB128.49	-38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 AED11.57	$2.46 RUB188.10	-21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 AED3.23	$0.81 RUB61.80	-7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 AED2.51	$0.87 RUB66.45	+27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 AED2.44	$0.90 RUB68.87	+35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 AED2.08	$1.64 RUB125.22	+190.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 AED1.73	$0.43 RUB32.60	-9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 AED2.12	$0.34 RUB25.86	-41.4%
Average			+9.5%

Sharjah vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

	Sharjah	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.97 AED10.92	$2.84 RUB216.76	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$36.64 RUB2,797.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,426.00 AED166,827.00	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	-18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.12 AED33.50	$5.73 RUB437.45	-37.2%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 14.5% less for housing

	Sharjah	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$108.07 AED396.88	$7.82 RUB596.90	-92.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$755.62 AED2,775.00	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.07 AED2,343.30	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	+11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.23 AED702.29	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	-42.2%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Sharjah	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.40 AED960.00	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	+151.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,852.73 AED25,166.67	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	+108.5%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Sharjah	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.53 AED35.00	$4.18 RUB318.97	-56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 AED15.83	$3.16 RUB241.06	-26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.13 AED22.50	$2.98 RUB227.84	-51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.07 AED250.00	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	-34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.25 AED45.00	$6.56 RUB501.24	-46.4%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 32.4% more for clothing

	Sharjah	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.24 AED180.83	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	+54.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$100.75 AED370.00	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	-52.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 AED381.50	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.88 AED275.00	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	+109.4%
Average			+32.4%

Sharjah vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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