Maseru vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$157
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
18
78
🏙️ Population
519K
24.9M

The cost of living in Maseru is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8241st and 4461st ($535 vs $1190) 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 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9015th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$1.3
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$28143

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$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
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$609
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$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
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$875
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$780
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$908
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$631
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$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
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$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
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$710
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$783
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$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
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$656
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$1074
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$731
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$771
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$763
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$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
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$682
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$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
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$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
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$617
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$719
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$789
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$652
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$740