Maseru vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1500
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$236
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$751
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
15
93
😀 Quality of life
24
84
🏙️ Population
344K
2.33M

The cost of living in Maseru is 31% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7431st and 5995th ($650 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Lesotho and Taiwan, respectively. Check Lesotho vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8994th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.4
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$502
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.43
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.28
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.2
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.45
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1130
$14970

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$762
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$808
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$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
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$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607

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Distance City Cost of living
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$868
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$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451