London vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$636
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	96	27
🏙️ Population	8.8M	344K

The cost of living in London is 449% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 20th and 7352nd ($3740 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in London compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 12th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Maseru

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	London	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$1246

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Maseru

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