Beijing vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$589	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	73	24
🏙️ Population	21.9M	344K

The cost of living in Beijing is 58% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5355th and 7431st ($1029 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Lesotho, respectively. Check China vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 2546th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Maseru

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	Beijing	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$1130

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$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
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$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