Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 6.0 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
Maseru
|
Beijing
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL206.25
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.16
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
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pay 49.3% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.47
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL65.84
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.13
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.66
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.02
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.26
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.50
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.09
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.00
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
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pay 39.2% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.49
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL448.46
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL360,002.48
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL99.77
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL797.15
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,142.89
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,051.45
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL786.56
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 32.4 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL540.00
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,457.26
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.47
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.78
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL87.43
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL497.15
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.14
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
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pay 48.8% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL758.58
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL480.00
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.72
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,920.01
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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