Maseru vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$260
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
15
17
😀 Quality of life
27
44
🏙️ Population
344K
7.82M

The cost of living in Maseru is 13% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7352nd and 7914th ($681 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 8913th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Shangqiu

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Maseru Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.85
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$16802

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$763
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$875
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$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$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
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$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
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518