Maseru vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$236
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
15
24
😀 Quality of life
24
44
🏙️ Population
344K
7.82M

The cost of living in Maseru is 9% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7431st and 7835th ($650 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 8994th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$17107

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$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$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
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$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
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517