Houston vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	96	20
🏙️ Population	2.3M	344K

The cost of living in Houston is 243% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1367th and 7557th ($2261 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 1st in the United States and Lesotho, respectively. Check the United States vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 14th and 9105th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$1202

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$611
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$811
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$872
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$904
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$953
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1033
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$742
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1031
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$784
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$851
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1104
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$912
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$882
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$902
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$997
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1390
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1015
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$994
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$773
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$903
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$875
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$863
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$691
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$607
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$494
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$968
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$723
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$663