Abu Dhabi vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1913
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4243
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$795
🏘️ Family rent
$2144
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3041
$1702
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
84
76
🏙️ Population
1.57M
13.3M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 41% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2289th and 4384th ($1913 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Russia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Moscow. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 424th and 1270th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$4.17
 Cappuccino
$5.77
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1345
$1100
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2411
$1971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1083
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$86.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.21%
24.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5729
$9003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12723
$3928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.78
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.93
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$613
$682
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12362
$14735

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$1716
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2507
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1387
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1449
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2504
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1211
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1453
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1769
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1688
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$630
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$791
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$995
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1205
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1239
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1235
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1116
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$536
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1063
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1057
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$805
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$537
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$894
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$915
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$517
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$531
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$566
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$464
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$491
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$541
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$522
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$577
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$525
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$528
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$539
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$601
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$514
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1694
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1248
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1012
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$1033
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$959
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$967
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$937
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$811
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1000
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$900
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$824
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$593
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$735
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$856
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$672
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$669
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$686
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$630
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$806
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$665
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$683
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$719
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$564
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$578
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$488
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$916
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$579
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$663
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$660
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$506
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$849
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$553
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$501
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$500
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$738
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$554
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$465
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$494
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$754
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$746