Chengdu vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$251
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$395
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
94
16
😀 Quality of life
72
15
🏙️ Population
20.9M
344K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 5% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7209th and 7499th ($660 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 7th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 1933rd and 9036th 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
$2.91
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$1137

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$581
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$696
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$774
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$788
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$859
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$862
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$689
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$717
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$953
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$717
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$971
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$834
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$696
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$822
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$997
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$874
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$791
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$819
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$838
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1286
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$909
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$943
410 km or 255 mi East London
$703
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$848
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$809
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$841
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$792
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$692
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$623
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$459
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$690
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$901
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$718
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$654