Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

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Lesotho

Maseru vs. Abu Dhabi Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 73.0% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% more in Maseru
Groceries: pay 15.6% less in Maseru
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Maseru
Housing: pay 95.0% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 92.8% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.6% less in Maseru
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Maseru

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Maseru are more expensive than in Abu Dhabi. Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Maseru.

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Maseru vs. Abu Dhabi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maseru instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:

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pay 6.5% more for restaurants

	Abu Dhabi	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 AED30.00	$9.01 LSL152.41	+10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$8.41 LSL142.25	-11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 AED4.24	$1.07 LSL18.04	-7.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 AED1.53	$0.84 LSL14.23	+102.2%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 15.6% less for groceries

	Abu Dhabi	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 AED5.94	$0.83 LSL13.97	-48.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.81 AED21.35	$3.30 LSL55.87	-43.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.38 AED27.11	$4.38 LSL74.03	-40.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.49 AED12.81	$1.54 LSL26.01	-55.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 AED16.17	$2.79 LSL47.23	-36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 AED4.13	$0.85 LSL14.40	-24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 AED3.48	$1.02 LSL17.17	+7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 AED3.09	$1.23 LSL20.74	+45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 AED2.60	$1.09 LSL18.43	+54.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 AED2.03	$0.71 LSL11.98	+28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.96	$0.73 LSL12.33	+36.7%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	Abu Dhabi	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.63 AED13.33	$4.98 LSL84.16	+37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.55 AED97.50	$30.04 LSL508.04	+13.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,949.09 AED110K	$21,030.86 LSL356K	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.62 AED28.00	$6.01 LSL101.61	-21.2%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 95.0% less for housing

	Abu Dhabi	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.30 AED324.32	$38.30 LSL647.67	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,966.33 AED7,222.34	$93.14 LSL1,574.93	-95.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,399.56 AED5,140.58	$55.58 LSL939.88	-96.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.00 AED543.60	??
Average			-95.0%

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pay 92.8% less for childcare

	Abu Dhabi	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$790.93 AED2,905.08	$52.06 LSL880.36	-93.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,819.26 AED54,431.15	$1,181.73 LSL19,982.95	-92.0%
Average			-92.8%

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pay 72.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Abu Dhabi	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.57 AED42.50	$1.80 LSL30.48	-84.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.96 AED21.88	$2.00 LSL33.87	-66.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 AED24.50	$5.11 LSL86.37	-23.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.29 AED350.01	$23.03 LSL389.50	-75.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.97 AED55.00	??
Average			-72.6%

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Abu Dhabi	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.46 AED225.76	$46.07 LSL779.00	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.09 AED180.32	$55.58 LSL939.88	+13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.63 AED410.01	$104.15 LSL1,761.21	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.14 AED404.56	$150.22 LSL2,540.21	+36.4%
Average			+1.9%

Abu Dhabi vs. Maseru - Cost of clothing

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