Al Ain vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Al Ain Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$612
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$679
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
37
16
😀 Quality of life
79
18
🏙️ Population
767K
519K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 112% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4616th and 8241st ($1132 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 496th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Al Ain vs Maseru infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Al Ain vs Maseru

Prices for goods and services in Al Ain and Maseru are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Al Ain Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$710

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance City Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1191
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603