Russia vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$2025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1935
$4864
🏠 One person rent
$388
$1361
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$2797
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$3498
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$49041
😃 Human freedom index
5.35
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
79.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
68
🌐 English speaking %
4.8%
65%
🎓 Higher education
85
68
😀 Quality of life
45
79
🏙️ Population
146M
9.89M

The average cost of living in Russia ($770) is 62% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2025). Russia ranked 127th vs 14th for the United Arab Emirates in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Russia compared to 1.7 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 94th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Russia and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 122 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Russia United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$11
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$1480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1070
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$3301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.09
$95.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2953
$5794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1754
$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.84
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.43
$8.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.6
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6824
$10373

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs the United Arab Emirates

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2379
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1828
1.48M
Al Ain
$1844
767K
Sharjah
$1494
1.25M
Ajman
$2240
490K
Fujairah
$1239
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1196
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1721
29.1K