Guangzhou vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$354
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
96
15
😀 Quality of life
74
27
🏙️ Population
18.7M
344K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 15% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6835th and 7352nd ($782 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 2285th and 8913th 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
$2.86
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$1246

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Maseru

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662