Berlin vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
3.76M
1.25M

The cost of living in Berlin is 40% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1583rd and 3679th ($2104 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 23rd and 386th 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
$14.5
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$5054

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507