Maseru vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$260
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
15
95
😀 Quality of life
27
77
🏙️ Population
344K
17.5M

The cost of living in Maseru is 28% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7352nd and 6106th ($681 vs $939) 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 0.9 months in Maseru compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8913th and 1113th 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
$9.85
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$22916

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$952
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$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
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$865
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$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$1057
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$948
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$1171
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$792
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$892
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$1089
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$958
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$912
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$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
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$1419
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$1049
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$1017
410 km or 255 mi East London
$795
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$950
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$901
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$899
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$874
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$697
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$652
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$511
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$694
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$980
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$731
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$1036
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$2415
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$2674
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$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
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$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
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$699
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$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
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$638