Abu Dhabi vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$6867
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$2589
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$860
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$6657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
80
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
1.48M
135K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 28% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 2486th and 743rd ($1802 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 44th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 405th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$7.39
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$42.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$22088

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011