Maoming vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maoming	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1981	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$415	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$718	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$976	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	29	15
😀 Quality of life	49	24
🏙️ Population	6.17M	344K

The cost of living in Maoming is 19% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6772nd and 7431st ($773 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 Maoming compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Maoming ranked 141st best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6717th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Maseru

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	Maoming	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4664	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2843	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.8	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.55	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.78	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16634	$1130

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941

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