Foshan vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$185
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
16
😀 Quality of life
70
15
🏙️ Population
9.5M
344K

The cost of living in Foshan is 4% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7753rd and 7499th ($602 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Lesotho, respectively. Check China vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 2359th and 9036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$1137

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$763
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$830
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$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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$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
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$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
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$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654