Maseru vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$157
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
16
24
😀 Quality of life
18
41
🏙️ Population
519K
7.82M

The cost of living in Maseru is 28% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8241st and 6604th ($535 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 9015th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$14498

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$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
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286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$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
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
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$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$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
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$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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$621
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$1400
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$604
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$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
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$589
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$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543