Dubai vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$1208
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
64
96
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
3.33M
12.5M

The cost of living in Dubai is 118% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1218th and 5167th ($2229 vs $1021) 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 189th and 1608th 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
$9.9
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$10868

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517