Jerusalem vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	78	15
😀 Quality of life	87	24
🏙️ Population	936K	344K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 277% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 950th and 7431st ($2447 vs $650) 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 351st and 8994th 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	$24.3	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$1130

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607