Los Angeles vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$611
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	99	16
😀 Quality of life	93	13
🏙️ Population	3.9M	344K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 415% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 80th and 7441st ($3196 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Maseru. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 58th and 9104th 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	$21.7	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$1063

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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