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Moscow vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 2.5% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 2.1% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 18.8% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 35.9% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 53.5% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.0% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Moscow are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Moscow.

Moscow vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$11.93 RUB911.35	+50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$5.97 RUB455.67	-31.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$1.38 RUB105.57	+32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$0.61 RUB46.71	+21.3%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 2.1% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$0.85 RUB64.62	-42.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$6.27 RUB478.82	+17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$4.62 RUB352.84	-33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$1.68 RUB128.49	-40.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$2.46 RUB188.10	-33.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$0.81 RUB61.80	-17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.87 RUB66.45	+16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$0.90 RUB68.87	+23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$1.64 RUB125.22	+180.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.43 RUB32.60	-11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.34 RUB25.86	-35.7%
Average			+2.1%

United Arab Emirates vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.8% less for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$2.84 RUB216.76	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	-31.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$5.73 RUB437.45	-32.6%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 35.9% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$7.82 RUB596.90	-92.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	-28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	-9.8%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 53.5% more for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	+32.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	+75.0%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$4.18 RUB318.97	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$3.16 RUB241.06	-36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$2.98 RUB227.84	-52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	-41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$6.56 RUB501.24	-50.2%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	+1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	+47.2%
Average			+11.3%

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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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