Maseru vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$228
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
15
79
🏙️ Population
344K
24.9M

The cost of living in Maseru is 45% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7499th and 4780th ($627 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lesotho and China, respectively. Check Lesotho vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9036th and 571st 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
$3.45
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$31401

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$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
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$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$971
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$834
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$1079
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$696
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$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
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$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
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$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
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$1286
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$909
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$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
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$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
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$901
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$718
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$1028
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$706
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$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
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$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
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$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
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$617
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$702
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$771
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$648
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$774