Brisbane vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$636
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
15
😀 Quality of life
98
27
🏙️ Population
2.71M
344K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 233% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 1349th and 7352nd ($2269 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Lesotho, respectively. Check Australia vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 3rd and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Maseru

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Brisbane Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$1246

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662