Maseru vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$251
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
15
94
😀 Quality of life
20
90
🏙️ Population
344K
4.04M

The cost of living in Maseru is 41% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7557th and 4931st ($660 vs $1123) 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 0.2 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 9105th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs New Taipei

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Maseru New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$21429

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$558
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$589
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165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612