Abu Dhabi vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$6677
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$2375
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$829
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$6312
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	80
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	1.48M	135K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 23% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 2320th and 987th ($1828 vs $2381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 42nd in the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.7 months in Bern. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bern ranked 8th in Switzerland, while ranked 438th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Bern

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	Abu Dhabi	Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	2.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$13401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$11590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$89.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$6.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$24.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$29.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$42.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$46.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$2981
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$27477

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3234
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861