Izmir vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$431	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$395
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	68	16
😀 Quality of life	68	15
🏙️ Population	2.95M	344K

The cost of living in Izmir is 42% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6157th and 7499th ($892 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkey and Lesotho, respectively. Check Turkey vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 3155th and 9036th 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	$8.74	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$1137

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$612
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$652
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$743
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$663
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1198
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$657
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$638
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$642
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$600
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$584
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$741
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$508
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1956
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$648
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1077
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$668
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$655
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1095
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$789
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$876
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1769
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$690
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$553
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$705
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1459
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1528
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1366
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1257
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1228
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346

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