Maseru vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$681
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1559
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$260
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$636
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
15
94
😀 Quality of life
27
89
🏙️ Population
344K
2.44M

The cost of living in Maseru is 46% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7352nd and 4661st ($681 vs $1257) 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 0.9 months in Maseru compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8913th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Taipei

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Maseru Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.85
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$134
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.5
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$399
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$538
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.91
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.33
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.54
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1246
$18442

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$952
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$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
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$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
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$910
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$967
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$1419
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$1049
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$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
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$980
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$731
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$1036
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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
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$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
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$882
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$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
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$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$598
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$667
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$617
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$665
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$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602