Los Angeles vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$751
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	99	15
😀 Quality of life	94	24
🏙️ Population	3.9M	344K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 417% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 65th and 7431st ($3361 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 74th and 8994th 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	$22.6	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$1130

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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