Dubai vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Saint Petersburg | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dubai is 144% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 989th and 5668th ($2379 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 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 288th and 3598th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Saint Petersburg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Narva | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Sillamae | |
| 162 km or 101 mi |  Imatra | |
| 168 km or 104 mi |  Veliky Novgorod | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Lappeenranta | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Hamina | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Kotka | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Kouvola | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Savonlinna | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Rakvere | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Mikkeli | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Porvoo | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Pskov | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tartu | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Lahti | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Kerava | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Varkaus | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Jarvenpaa | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Vantaa | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Joensuu | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Tuusula | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Petrozavodsk | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Helsinki | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Maardu | |
| 310 km or 192 mi | Nurmijarvi | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Hyvinkaa | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Espoo | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Riihimaki | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Tallinn | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Viljandi | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 342 km or 213 mi | Hameenlinna | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Lohja | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Jamsa | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Jyvaskyla | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Kuopio | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Valkeakoski | |
| 374 km or 233 mi | Parnu | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Raseborg |