Birmingham vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Birmingham Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1500
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$751
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
15
😀 Quality of life
95
24
🏙️ Population
1.14M
344K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 229% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7431st ($2137 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Lesotho, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 48th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Birmingham vs Maseru infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Birmingham vs Maseru

Prices for goods and services in Birmingham and Maseru are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Birmingham Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$1130

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

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