Guangzhou vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1500
🏠 One person rent
$322
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
97
15
😀 Quality of life
75
24
🏙️ Population
18.7M
344K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 17% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6838th and 7431st ($758 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 2100th and 8994th 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
$2.82
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$1130

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607