Maseru vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$228
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
16
24
😀 Quality of life
15
39
🏙️ Population
344K
6.56M

The cost of living in Maseru is 3% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7499th and 7649th ($627 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 9036th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$10066

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$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$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
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$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
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$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
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610