Maseru vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1508
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$219
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$611
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
16
70
😀 Quality of life
13
68
🏙️ Population
344K
12.7M

The cost of living in Maseru is 28% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7441st and 6198th ($621 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 9104th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Suzhou

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Maseru Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.3
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$344
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.77
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.62
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.9
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1063
$17431

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$814
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$852
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$722
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$695
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$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
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$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
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$889
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$766
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$820
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$700
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$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
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$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
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$621
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$590
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$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613