Maseru vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$251
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
15
65
😀 Quality of life
20
74
🏙️ Population
344K
12.7M

The cost of living in Maseru is 17% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7557th and 6776th ($660 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 9105th and 2020th 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
$9.2
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.51
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70.8
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$258
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$53
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1202
$20341

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$558
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$611
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$742
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$811
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$872
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$904
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$953
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$860
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$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
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$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
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$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
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635