Cost of living comparison

Russia

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United Arab Emirates

Fujairah vs. Sochi Cost of Living Summary

Fujairah is 10.8% more expensive than Sochi.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% less in Fujairah
Groceries: pay 27.5% more in Fujairah
Transportation: pay 16.6% more in Fujairah
Housing: pay 13.6% more in Fujairah
Childcare: pay 18.6% less in Fujairah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Fujairah
Clothing: pay 63.3% less in Fujairah

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

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Fujairah vs. Sochi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fujairah instead of Sochi, you would:

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pay 13.7% less for restaurants

	Sochi	Fujairah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$7.49 AED27.50	-36.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.67 RUB468.80	$7.62 AED28.00	+34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 RUB99.88	$1.12 AED4.10	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 RUB51.09	$0.41 AED1.50	-33.9%
Average			-13.7%

Sochi vs. Fujairah - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.5% more for groceries

	Sochi	Fujairah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 RUB67.15	$1.36 AED5.00	+67.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.63 RUB382.78	$6.36 AED23.37	+37.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 RUB336.63	$6.31 AED23.18	+55.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 RUB127.16	$2.36 AED8.65	+53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RUB181.08	$4.26 AED15.65	+94.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 RUB47.57	$0.80 AED2.95	+39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB66.64	$0.74 AED2.72	-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 RUB51.41	$0.68 AED2.51	+10.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 RUB68.84	$0.43 AED1.59	-48.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 RUB25.27	$0.37 AED1.36	+21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 RUB21.92	$0.41 AED1.50	+54.2%
Average			+27.5%

Sochi vs. Fujairah - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

	Sochi	Fujairah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB253.80	$3.33 AED12.24	+8.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.84 AED149.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,395.60 RUB2M	$25,865.12 AED94,989.65	+10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.09 RUB338.31	$7.22 AED26.50	+76.2%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 13.6% more for housing

	Sochi	Fujairah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.02 RUB579.96	$78.28 AED287.47	+1015.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.36 RUB62,829.32	$589.91 AED2,166.43	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$409.42 RUB33,831.17	$530.92 AED1,949.79	+29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.39 RUB7,551.73	$94.21 AED345.97	+3.1%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 18.6% less for childcare

	Sochi	Fujairah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$315.84 RUB26,098.33	$257.14 AED944.34	-18.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,499.17 AED16,523.20
Average			-18.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sochi	Fujairah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 RUB96.66	$8.85 AED32.50	+656.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.85 RUB235.44	$5.60 AED20.55	+96.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.69 RUB222.32	$5.45 AED20.00	+102.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.01 RUB3,058.09	$47.65 AED174.98	+28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.72 RUB224.98	$10.89 AED40.00	+300.0%
Average			+177.3%

Sochi vs. Fujairah - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 63.3% less for clothing

	Sochi	Fujairah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.88 RUB6,766.23	$21.78 AED79.99	-73.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$78.96 RUB6,524.58	$13.61 AED49.99	-82.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.52 RUB9,545.22	$74.87 AED274.97	-35.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 RUB8,336.97	$61.26 AED224.98	-39.3%
Average			-63.3%

Sochi vs. Fujairah - Cost of clothing

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