Maseru vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$251
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
15
95
😀 Quality of life
20
76
🏙️ Population
344K
17.5M

The cost of living in Maseru is 34% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7557th and 5618th ($660 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9105th and 1163rd 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
$9.2
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$21140

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280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$1020
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$663

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$2396
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$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
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$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
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$711
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$892
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$528
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$648