Changsha vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$190	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$611
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	95	16
😀 Quality of life	68	13
🏙️ Population	10M	344K

The cost of living in Changsha is 7% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7932nd and 7441st ($577 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1st in China and Lesotho, respectively. Check China vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1 months in Maseru. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 3100th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Maseru

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	Changsha	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$1063

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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