Chengdu vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$252	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	94	15
😀 Quality of life	75	24
🏙️ Population	20.9M	344K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 2% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7530th and 7431st ($635 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 1800th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Maseru

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	Chengdu	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$1130

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

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