Doha vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
45
16
😀 Quality of life
80
15
🏙️ Population
1.19M
344K

The cost of living in Doha is 188% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 2461st and 7499th ($1810 vs $627) 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 2.1 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 501st and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$1137

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654