Bern vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
65
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
135K
1.25M

The cost of living in Bern is 67% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 743rd and 3679th ($2512 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 33rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Sharjah

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Bern Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$5054

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Cities near Bern

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

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