Maseru vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$251
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
15
21
😀 Quality of life
20
46
🏙️ Population
344K
6.56M

The cost of living in Maseru is 9% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7557th and 7943rd ($660 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Lesotho and China, respectively. Check Lesotho vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 9105th and 7142nd 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
$9.2
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$13867

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30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$789
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1033
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$742
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1031
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$938
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1204
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$784
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$851
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1104
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$912
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$882
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$902
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$997
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1390
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1015
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$994
410 km or 255 mi East London
$773
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$903
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$875
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$863
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$691
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$607
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$494
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$691
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$968
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$723
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619