Maseru vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$260
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
15
99
😀 Quality of life
27
75
🏙️ Population
344K
24.9M

The cost of living in Maseru is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7352nd and 4971st ($681 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lesotho and China, respectively. Check Lesotho vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Maseru compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8913th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Shanghai

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Maseru Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.85
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$27781

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$952
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$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
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$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$1057
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$948
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$1171
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$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
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$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
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$1419
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$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
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$731
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$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
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$1002
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$669
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$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
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$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765