Maseru vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$260
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
15
65
😀 Quality of life
27
72
🏙️ Population
344K
12.7M

The cost of living in Maseru is 13% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7352nd and 6833rd ($681 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8913th and 3150th 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
$9.85
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$17664

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$573
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$763
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$826
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$875
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$927
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$952
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$826
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$791
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$1050
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$765
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$1057
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$948
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$1171
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$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
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1419
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$1049
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$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
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$980
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$731
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$1036
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623