Maseru vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$157
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
95
😀 Quality of life
18
88
🏙️ Population
519K
4.36M

The cost of living in Maseru is 47% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8241st and 5229th ($535 vs $1011) 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 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 9015th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$11035

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$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
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$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
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$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
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580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
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$644
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$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589