Berlin vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$2274
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.25M

The cost of living in Berlin is 54% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1150th and 3851st ($2371 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 45th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sharjah

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Berlin Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$8199

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469