Brisbane vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$679
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
16
😀 Quality of life
95
18
🏙️ Population
2.36M
519K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 340% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 930th and 8241st ($2356 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Lesotho, respectively. Check Australia vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 18th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$710

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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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