Maseru vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maseru Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1489
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$228
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$395
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
90
😀 Quality of life
15
71
🏙️ Population
344K
13.9M

The cost of living in Maseru is 12% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7499th and 6862nd ($627 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in Lesotho and China, respectively. Check Lesotho vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Maseru compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 9036th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maseru Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.31
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.3
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.75%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$370
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$503
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$29.9
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1137
$16590

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$859
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$862
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$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$971
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$834
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$1079
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$696
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$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
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$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
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$1286
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$909
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$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
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$901
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$718
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$700
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$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
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$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
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$618