Maseru vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1278
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$157
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$679
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
16
95
😀 Quality of life
18
87
🏙️ Population
519K
2.6M

The cost of living in Maseru is 54% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8241st and 4516th ($535 vs $1169) 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 1.3 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 9015th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.3
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$143
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$333
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$447
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.29
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.4
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$710
$19102

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$689
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$609
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$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
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$875
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$780
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$908
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$631
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$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
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$746
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$755
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$710
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$783
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$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
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$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
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$805
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$656
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$1011
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$860
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$861
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$863
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$917
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$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
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$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
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$735
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$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
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$713
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$655
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$721
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$588
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$589