London vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$395
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	99	15
🏙️ Population	8.8M	344K

The cost of living in London is 446% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 37th and 7499th ($3427 vs $627) 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 2nd and 9036th 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	$23	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$1137

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$581
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$774
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$788
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$859
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$862
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$953
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$717
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$971
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$834
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$696
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$822
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$997
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$874
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$791
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$819
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$838
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1286
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$909
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$943
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$703
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$848
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$809
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$841
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$692
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$623
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$459
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$690
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$901
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$718
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$654