Maseru vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$157
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
16
20
😀 Quality of life
18
43
🏙️ Population
519K
6.49M

The cost of living in Maseru is 26% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8241st and 6691st ($535 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 months in Shangrao. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 9015th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$20642

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$689
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$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
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$643
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$655
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$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696