Maseru vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1508
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$219
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$611
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
16
95
😀 Quality of life
13
86
🏙️ Population
344K
2.6M

The cost of living in Maseru is 47% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7441st and 4534th ($621 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lesotho and Taiwan, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 9104th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.3
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$344
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$472
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.93
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.77
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.62
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.9
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1063
$19749

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$773
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$915
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$809
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$678
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$785
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$953
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$837
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$763
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$807
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$1332
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$906
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$889
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$766
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$820
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$780
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$795
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$763
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$665
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$562
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$442
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
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$728
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$894
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$813
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$796
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$770
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$747
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$669
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$625
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$788
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$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
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$1155
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$644
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$956
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$627
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$681
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$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
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$688
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$671
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$1154
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$630
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$664
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$682
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$603
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$661
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$649
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$601
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$671
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$451
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