Abu Dhabi vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	53	15
😀 Quality of life	85	24
🏙️ Population	1.57M	344K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 199% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 2187th and 7431st ($1942 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 443rd and 8994th 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	$10.9	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$1130

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607