Houston vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
16
😀 Quality of life
92
15
🏙️ Population
2.3M
344K

The cost of living in Houston is 258% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1258th and 7499th ($2248 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 1.2 months in Maseru. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 82nd and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$1137

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654