Bern vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$4153
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
66
😀 Quality of life
93
90
🏙️ Population
137K
3.94M

The cost of living in Bern is 16% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 348th and 947th ($2857 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Switzerland vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 52nd and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Dubai

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Bern Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.3
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$17401

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469