Los Angeles vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$1278
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$679
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	99	16
😀 Quality of life	94	18
🏙️ Population	3.9M	519K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 492% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 72nd and 8241st ($3165 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 1st in the United States and Lesotho, respectively. Check the United States vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 34th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Maseru

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	Los Angeles	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$710

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$511
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$682
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$701
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$753
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$689
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$703
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$637
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$875
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$780
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$908
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$631
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$889
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$776
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$739
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$746
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$755
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$710
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$783
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$845
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$683
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$751
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$719
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$866
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$704
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$631
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$558
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$447
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$633
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$805
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$656
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$603