Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 4.4 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 53.2% more for restaurants
Lesotho
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United Arab Emirates
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.05
AED29.59
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Lesotho
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
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pay 83.7% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Lesotho
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 13.5 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
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pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.92
AED43.79
|
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pay 23.1% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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