Dongguan vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$257	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$395
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	69	16
😀 Quality of life	69	15
🏙️ Population	10.5M	344K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 8% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7055th and 7499th ($678 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in China and Lesotho, respectively. Check China vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 3115th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Maseru

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	Dongguan	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$1137

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

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