Alexandria vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$103	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$636
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	51	15
😀 Quality of life	56	27
🏙️ Population	5.36M	344K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 41% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8976th and 7352nd ($400 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Egypt and Lesotho, respectively. Check Egypt vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6248th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Maseru

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	Alexandria	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$1246

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$282
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$294
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$335
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$343
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$351
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$506
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$394
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$323
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$402
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$319
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$340
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$300
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$297
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$356
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$776
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2022
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1993
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2145
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1962
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1831
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$283
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2172
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1700
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2031
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2066
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2449
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$630
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$826
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$875
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$927
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$952
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1050
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1057
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$948
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$792
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$892
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1089
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$958
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$912
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$910
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$967
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1419
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1049
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$795
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$901
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$899
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$874
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$652
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$511
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$694
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$980
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$731
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$662