Guangzhou vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$333
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
97
16
😀 Quality of life
75
18
🏙️ Population
18.7M
519K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 39% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6607th and 8241st ($742 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Lesotho, respectively. Check China vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 955th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$710

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603