Cost of living comparison
Russia is 36.6% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Russia instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.06
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,513.09
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Russia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.50
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.00
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.35
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED437.97
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.09
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,680.87
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Russia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.58
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Russia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.61
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.18
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.97
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.58
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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