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Maseru vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 70.5% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 6.3% more in Maseru
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Maseru
Transportation: pay 12.9% more in Maseru
Housing: pay 94.5% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 90.2% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.2% less in Maseru
Clothing: pay 9.6% more in Maseru

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

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Maseru vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maseru instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 6.3% more for restaurants

	Doha	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$9.01 LSL149.36	-6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$8.41 LSL139.40	+2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$1.07 LSL17.67	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$0.84 LSL13.94	+101.6%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Doha	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$0.83 LSL13.69	-40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$3.30 LSL54.75	-41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$4.38 LSL72.55	-45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$1.54 LSL25.49	-54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$2.79 LSL46.28	-21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$0.85 LSL14.11	-16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$1.02 LSL16.82	+23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$1.23 LSL20.32	+74.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.09 LSL18.06	+95.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.71 LSL11.74	+62.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.73 LSL12.08	+63.7%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 12.9% more for transportation

	Doha	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$4.98 LSL82.47	+133.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$30.04 LSL497.86	+9.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$21,030.86 LSL348K	-24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$6.01 LSL99.57	-67.3%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 94.5% less for housing

	Doha	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$38.30 LSL634.69	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$93.14 LSL1,543.35	-95.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$55.58 LSL921.03	-95.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	??
Average			-94.5%

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pay 90.2% less for childcare

	Doha	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$52.06 LSL862.71	-92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$1,181.73 LSL19,582.31	-87.7%
Average			-90.2%

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pay 75.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$1.80 LSL29.87	-85.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$2.00 LSL33.19	-65.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$5.11 LSL84.64	-20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$23.03 LSL381.69	-81.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	??
Average			-75.2%

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

	Doha	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$46.07 LSL763.38	-24.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$55.58 LSL921.03	+3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$104.15 LSL1,725.90	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$150.22 LSL2,489.28	+75.9%
Average			+9.6%

Doha vs. Maseru - Cost of clothing

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