Al Ain vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$6867
🏠 One person rent
$560
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$2589
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$860
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$6657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
80
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
767K
135K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 58% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 5284th and 743rd ($1050 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 600th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Bern

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Al Ain Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$7.39
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$42.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$22088

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$1232
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$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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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