Guangzhou vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$342
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
15
😀 Quality of life
77
20
🏙️ Population
18.7M
344K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 19% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6854th and 7557th ($785 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Lesotho, respectively. Check China vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Maseru. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 1149th and 9105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Maseru

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Guangzhou Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$9.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$70.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$53
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$1202

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663