Maseru vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$228
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
96
😀 Quality of life
15
79
🏙️ Population
344K
17.7M

The cost of living in Maseru is 34% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7499th and 5948th ($627 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9036th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$24117

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$862
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$689
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$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
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$971
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$834
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$1079
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$696
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$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
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$791
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$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
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$1286
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$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
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$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
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$901
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$718
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$2427
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$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
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$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618