Maseru vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$219	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	16	85
😀 Quality of life	13	68
🏙️ Population	344K	9.07M

The cost of living in Maseru is 15% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7441st and 8334th ($621 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th in Lesotho and China, respectively. Check Lesotho vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 9104th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Shenyang

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	Maseru	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$24404

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Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500