London vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$611
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	99	13
🏙️ Population	8.8M	344K

The cost of living in London is 431% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 58th and 7441st ($3296 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1 months in Maseru. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 4th and 9104th 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	$21.4	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$1063

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628