Cost of living comparison
compared to
Qatar vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary
Qatar is 2.9 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.1% less in Qatar
- Groceries
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pay 3.6% less in Qatar
- Transportation
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pay 15.3% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 13.8 times more in Qatar
- Childcare
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pay 10.2 times more in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.7 times more in Qatar
- Clothing
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pay 22.0% less in Qatar
The cost of housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Qatar are more expensive than in Lesotho. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Qatar. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Qatar.
Qatar vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Qatar instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.01
LSL149.36
|
$6.49
QAR23.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
LSL139.40
|
$7.14
QAR26.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
LSL17.67
|
$0.84
QAR3.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
LSL13.94
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
Lesotho vs. Qatar - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.6% less for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
LSL13.69
|
$1.38
QAR5.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
LSL54.75
|
$3.99
QAR14.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
LSL72.55
|
$7.97
QAR29.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LSL25.49
|
$3.27
QAR11.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.79
LSL46.28
|
$3.56
QAR13.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL14.11
|
$0.93
QAR3.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
LSL16.82
|
$0.76
QAR2.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
LSL20.32
|
$0.68
QAR2.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
LSL18.06
|
$0.54
QAR2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL11.74
|
$0.39
QAR1.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
LSL12.08
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
Lesotho vs. Qatar - Cost of groceries
pay 15.3% less for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.98
LSL82.47
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.04
LSL497.86
|
$23.33
QAR85.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,030.86
LSL348K
|
$27,978.05
QAR102K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.01
LSL99.57
|
$17.58
QAR64.40
|
|
Lesotho vs. Qatar - Cost of transportation
pay 13.8 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.30
LSL634.69
|
$86.45
QAR316.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$93.14
LSL1,543.35
|
$1,433.67
QAR5,251.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.58
LSL921.03
|
$856.18
QAR3,135.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$65.24
QAR238.97
|
|
Lesotho vs. Qatar - Cost of housing
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.06
LSL862.71
|
$670.94
QAR2,457.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,181.73
LSL19,582.31
|
$9,605.02
QAR35,181.22
|
|
Lesotho vs. Qatar - Cost of childcare
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
LSL29.87
|
$11.34
QAR41.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
LSL33.19
|
$5.19
QAR19.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
LSL84.64
|
$5.67
QAR20.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.03
LSL381.69
|
$119.62
QAR438.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.43
QAR41.88
|
|
Lesotho vs. Qatar - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 22.0% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.07
LSL763.38
|
$44.75
QAR163.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.58
LSL921.03
|
$42.52
QAR155.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.15
LSL1,725.90
|
$98.38
QAR360.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.22
LSL2,489.28
|
$79.08
QAR289.64
|
|
Lesotho vs. Qatar - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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