Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 40.1% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
Doha
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Doha
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
|
pay 85.1% less for housing
Doha
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
?? | |
pay 93.3% less for childcare
Doha
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
|
pay 70.7% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Doha
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
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