Doha vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1500
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
44
15
😀 Quality of life
82
24
🏙️ Population
1.19M
344K

The cost of living in Doha is 185% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 2509th and 7431st ($1849 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Lesotho, respectively. Check Qatar vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 608th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$1130

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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