Russia

Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×

Russia vs

United Arab Emirates

Overall verdict

Russia is about 0.67× United Arab Emirates.

Average across 3 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Arab Emirates = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Arab Emirates. A bar running right means Russia is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates = 1×

Russia is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.05
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.86
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.34

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Russia, Diesel 1L costs 1.1× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but Big Mac costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.06

Russia AED 3.81 USD 1.037

United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.03

Russia AED 3.40 USD 0.925

United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.86

Russia AED 0.25 USD 0.069

United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.34

Russia AED 6.41 RUB 135

United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19

Observed 2022-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index