Maseru vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$157
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
53
😀 Quality of life
18
53
🏙️ Population
519K
8.78M

The cost of living in Maseru is 22% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8241st and 6882nd ($535 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd in Lesotho and China, respectively. Check Lesotho vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 9015th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$19406

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$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$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
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$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
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$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
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603

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Distance City Cost of living
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$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
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$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083