Dubai vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
3.94M
13.3M

The cost of living in Dubai is 75% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 848th and 4141st ($2514 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 158th and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$15272

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772