Maseru vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$236
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
15
94
😀 Quality of life
24
87
🏙️ Population
344K
4.04M

The cost of living in Maseru is 43% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7431st and 4867th ($650 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lesotho and Taiwan, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8994th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$17207

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589