Maseru vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$219	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	16	19
😀 Quality of life	13	38
🏙️ Population	344K	9.71M

The cost of living in Maseru is 2% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 7441st and 7346th ($621 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 147th in Lesotho and China, respectively. Check Lesotho vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 9104th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Nanyang

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	Maseru	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$12899

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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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479