Cost of Living Comparison Between Shanghai and Maseru Cost of Living Comparison Between Shanghai and Maseru

🙂 Solo nomad: Shanghai is 14.3% cheaper than Maseru without rent, and 84.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shanghai is 8.6% cheaper than Maseru without rent, and 82.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.80 ¥33.19

$11.06 LSL 182

-56.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.90 ¥248

$25.55 LSL 421

40.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.40 ¥37.40

$11.08 LSL 183

-51.26%

Cappuccino

$3.58 ¥24.76

$1.80 LSL 29.60

98.89%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 ¥4.05

$1.32 LSL 21.75

-55.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ¥2.33

$0.74 LSL 12.13

-54.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.38 ¥9.55

$1.99 LSL 32.73

-30.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 ¥19.22

$2.19 LSL 36.10

26.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.13 ¥14.72

$0.96 LSL 15.76

121.88%

White Bread (500g)

$1.79 ¥12.39

$0.77 LSL 12.62

132.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.06 ¥7.31

$2.20 LSL 36.22

-51.82%

Eggs

$1.63 ¥11.31

$1.30 LSL 21.43

25.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.57 ¥108

$6.92 LSL 114

125.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.10 ¥21.43

$5.57 LSL 91.8

-44.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.99 ¥76.1

$5.72 LSL 94.3

92.13%

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 ¥15.63

$1.62 LSL 26.70

39.51%

Banana (1kg)

$1.73 ¥11.98

$2.13 LSL 35.11

-18.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.81 ¥12.50

$2.59 LSL 42.73

-30.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 ¥10.05

$2.19 LSL 36.09

-33.79%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 ¥5.44

$1.48 LSL 24.47

-46.62%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 ¥7.81

$1.47 LSL 24.17

-23.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 ¥4.71

$1.37 LSL 22.61

-50.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 ¥3.89

$0.80 LSL 13.21

-30.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.72 ¥18.80

$4.73 LSL 78.0

-42.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.92 ¥75.5

$7.26 LSL 120

50.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 ¥5.75

$0.93 LSL 15.37

-10.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.61 ¥11.15

$1.36 LSL 22.41

18.38%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ¥2.98

$0.70 LSL 11.45

-38.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.22 ¥237

$27.73 LSL 457

23.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.17 ¥15.02

$0.64 LSL 10.51

239.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.38 ¥2.61

$0.59 LSL 9.64

-35.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.27 ¥57.2

$9.96 LSL 164

-16.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.10 ¥7.64

$1.19 LSL 19.66

-7.56%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.5K ¥135.2K

$19.7K LSL 324.3K

-0.71%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$17.9K ¥123.8K

$15.1K LSL 248.2K

18.84%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$53.1 ¥368

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.64 ¥59.8

$13.61 LSL 224

-36.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.54 ¥93.7

$31.51 LSL 519

-57.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.44 ¥321

$21.78 LSL 359

113.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.76 ¥137

Cinema Ticket

$8.42 ¥58.2

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,265 ¥8,757

$48.77 LSL 804

2494.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$31.2K ¥215.6K

$1,100 LSL 18.1K

2733.78%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.3 ¥403

$42.51 LSL 701

37.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.31 ¥258

$39.62 LSL 653

-5.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.7 ¥537

$97.4 LSL 1,605

-20.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$96.1 ¥665

$141 LSL 2,330

-32.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$950 ¥6,573

$142 LSL 2,338

569.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$569 ¥3,939

$73.3 LSL 1,208

676.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,528 ¥17.5K

$393 LSL 6,470

544.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,207 ¥8,352

$157 LSL 2,582

670.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$13.9K ¥96.2K

$399 LSL 6,575

3385.44%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,247 ¥50.2K

$524 LSL 8,638

1282.63%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,687 ¥11.7K

$647 LSL 10.7K

160.92%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.58

8.5

-57.88%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Shanghai: March 2, 2026

Last update for Maseru: March 2, 2026

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