Maseru vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$228
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
16
24
😀 Quality of life
15
38
🏙️ Population
344K
7.82M

The cost of living in Maseru is 19% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7499th and 6542nd ($627 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 9036th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$18304

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$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
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$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
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$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
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$718
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$633
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$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
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$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542