Izmir vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$437	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	68	16
😀 Quality of life	68	13
🏙️ Population	2.95M	344K

The cost of living in Izmir is 46% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5990th and 7441st ($909 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Turkey and Lesotho, respectively. Check Turkey vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1 months in Maseru. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 3369th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Maseru

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	Izmir	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$1063

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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