Russia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 47.3% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants
pay 30.6% less in Russia
Groceries
pay 33.2% less in Russia
Transportation
pay 45.5% less in Russia
Housing
pay 73.6% less in Russia
Childcare
pay 50.2% less in Russia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 71.1% less in Russia
Clothing
pay 26.6% less in Russia

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Russia.

Russia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

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

pay 30.6% less for restaurants

 
United Arab Emirates
Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.01
AED29.44
$6.51
RUB641.67
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.22
AED30.19
$4.14
RUB408.39
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
AED3.73
$0.80
RUB78.64

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pay 33.2% less for groceries

 
United Arab Emirates
Russia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.26
AED4.64
$0.47
RUB46.19
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.08
AED18.66
$3.72
RUB366.22
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
AED24.96
$3.07
RUB302.84

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pay 45.5% less for transportation

 
United Arab Emirates
Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
AED11.23
$2.12
RUB208.82
Monthly public transit pass $48.60
AED178.50
$17.67
RUB1,741.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,240.06
AED155,145.64
$26,642.44
RUB2,626,114.96

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pay 73.6% less for housing

 
United Arab Emirates
Russia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$95.75
AED351.69
$5.97
RUB588.89
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,395.59
AED5,125.92
$304.49
RUB30,013.57
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $985.52
AED3,619.78
$210.86
RUB20,783.80

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pay 50.2% less for childcare

 
United Arab Emirates
Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.75
AED1,864.96
$190.09
RUB18,737.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,162.28
AED29,979.65
$5,074.52
RUB500,189.72

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pay 71.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Arab Emirates
Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.55
AED38.75
$1.42
RUB140.23
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.03
AED18.46
$1.67
RUB164.68
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.23
AED22.87
$2.10
RUB206.77

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

 
United Arab Emirates
Russia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.14
AED235.59
$51.85
RUB5,110.65
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.91
AED238.42
$33.92
RUB3,343.60
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.31
AED342.71
$76.53
RUB7,543.16

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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: February 2025
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