Dubai vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
85
😀 Quality of life
90
70
🏙️ Population
3.94M
5.65M

The cost of living in Dubai is 125% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1039th and 5142nd ($2420 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 203rd and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Saint Petersburg

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Dubai Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$12085

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606