Houston vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	93	24
🏙️ Population	2.3M	344K

The cost of living in Houston is 245% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1375th and 7431st ($2240 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 77th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$1130

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607