Maseru vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$251
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
15
99
😀 Quality of life
20
76
🏙️ Population
344K
24.9M

The cost of living in Maseru is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7557th and 4880th ($660 vs $1147) 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 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9105th and 1178th 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
$9.2
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$27610

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$558
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$611
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$589
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$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789