Dubai vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$1034
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
3.33M
12.5M

The cost of living in Dubai is 110% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1578th and 5879th ($1975 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Moscow. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 174th and 1190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Moscow

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Dubai Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$9208

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397