Maseru vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1508
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$219
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$611
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
96
😀 Quality of life
13
80
🏙️ Population
344K
17.7M

The cost of living in Maseru is 32% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7441st and 5950th ($621 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9104th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Shenzhen

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Maseru Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.03
🥤 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
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.3
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$344
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.77
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.62
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.9
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1063
$22267

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MaseruShenzhen

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291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
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$773
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$915
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$672
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$923
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$809
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$993
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$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
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$784
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$807
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$1332
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$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
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$840
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$691
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$901
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$628

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$2432
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$2737
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$653
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$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
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$650
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$823
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$522
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$609