Berlin vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
3.68M
1.25M

The cost of living in Berlin is 25% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1759th and 3028th ($2013 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 19th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$5193

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541