Jerusalem vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	78	16
😀 Quality of life	85	13
🏙️ Population	936K	344K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 240% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1551st and 7441st ($2114 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Lesotho, respectively. Check Israel vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1 months in Maseru. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 374th and 9104th 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	$22.2	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$1063

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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