Maseru vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$236
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
15
100
😀 Quality of life
24
77
🏙️ Population
344K
24.9M

The cost of living in Maseru is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7431st and 4879th ($650 vs $1128) 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 1.2 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 8994th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$27624

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$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
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$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
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$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
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$1082
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$740
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$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
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$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
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$975
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$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
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$946
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$668
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$1005
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$1003
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$673
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$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
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$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
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$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
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$590
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$666
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$659
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$617
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$753