Maseru vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maseru	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1508	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$219	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$611	$886
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	16	98
😀 Quality of life	13	70
🏙️ Population	344K	12.3M

The cost of living in Maseru is 5% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 7441st and 7163rd ($621 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in Lesotho and China, respectively. Check Lesotho vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Maseru compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Maseru ranked 1st best city to live in Lesotho vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 9104th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maseru vs Wuhan

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	Maseru	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.3	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$344	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.42	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.77	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.62	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.5	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.9	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1063	$8658

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Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586