Bern vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$2174
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
65
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
135K
1.25M

The cost of living in Bern is 59% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 987th and 3460th ($2381 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd 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 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 36th and 412th 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
$23.7
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$7169

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3233
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536