Abu Dhabi vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$611
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	53	16
😀 Quality of life	83	13
🏙️ Population	1.48M	344K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 194% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 2320th and 7441st ($1828 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Lesotho, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1 months in Maseru. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 438th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Maseru

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	Abu Dhabi	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$1063

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628