Jerusalem vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$636
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	77	15
😀 Quality of life	86	27
🏙️ Population	936K	344K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 265% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 911th and 7352nd ($2483 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Lesotho, respectively. Check Israel vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 410th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Maseru

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	Jerusalem	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$1246

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$630
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$826
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$875
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$927
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$952
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1050
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1057
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$948
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$792
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$892
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1089
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$958
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$912
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$910
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$967
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1419
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1049
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$795
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$901
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$899
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$874
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$652
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$511
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$694
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$980
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$731
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$662