Maseru vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$157
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
96
😀 Quality of life
18
80
🏙️ Population
519K
17.5M

The cost of living in Maseru is 43% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8241st and 5744th ($535 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Lesotho and China, respectively. Check Lesotho vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maseru compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9015th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$24305

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$689
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$621
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$609
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$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
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$875
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$780
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$908
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$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
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$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
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$710
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$783
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$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
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$805
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$656
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$2410
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$2614
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$618
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$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
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$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
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$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
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$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
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$735
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$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584