Al Ain vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$1508
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$611
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
38
16
😀 Quality of life
75
13
🏙️ Population
767K
344K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 197% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 2271st and 7441st ($1844 vs $621) 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1 months in Maseru. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 1000th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$1063

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$1239
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$2379
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$1494
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$2240
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$1828
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$1196
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$1540
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1243
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$1068
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1056
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$829
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$809
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573

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$500
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$567
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$535
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$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
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$1332
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$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
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$691
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$901
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$628