Maseru vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$260
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
15
21
😀 Quality of life
27
46
🏙️ Population
344K
6.56M

The cost of living in Maseru is 13% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7352nd and 7929th ($681 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th in Lesotho and China, respectively. Check Lesotho vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Maseru compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 8913th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Shaoyang

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Maseru Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.85
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$11939

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$573
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$630
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$763
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$826
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$875
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615