Maseru vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$260
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
15
94
😀 Quality of life
27
89
🏙️ Population
344K
4.05M

The cost of living in Maseru is 39% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7352nd and 5023rd ($681 vs $1108) 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 0.9 months in Maseru compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8913th and 252nd 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
$9.85
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$18576

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$630
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125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602