Houston vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$611
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	91	13
🏙️ Population	2.3M	344K

The cost of living in Houston is 265% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1229th and 7441st ($2265 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1 months in Maseru. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 97th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$1063

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628