Linyi vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Linyi	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$541	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1501	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$173	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$358	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$214	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$693	$611
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	22	16
😀 Quality of life	39	13
🏙️ Population	11M	344K

The cost of living in Linyi is 13% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8318th and 7441st ($541 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 447th and 1st in China and Lesotho, respectively. Check China vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Linyi compared to 1 months in Maseru. Linyi ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7039th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Linyi vs Maseru

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	Linyi	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.22	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.9	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.47	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1033	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.78	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.42	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.7	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6168	$1063

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$572
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$536
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$566
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$578
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$620
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$593
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$484
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$561
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$643
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$561
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$660
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$543
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$668
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$571
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$504
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$564
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$433
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$531
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$553
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$600
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$616
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$569
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$900
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$505
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$587
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$736
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$577
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$815
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$522
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$1385

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628