Chennai vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1278
🏠 One person rent	$161	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	78	16
😀 Quality of life	68	18
🏙️ Population	10.3M	519K

The cost of living in Chennai is 19% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8241st ($434 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in India and Lesotho, respectively. Check India vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 3676th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Maseru

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	Chennai	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$710

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$511
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$682
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$701
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$753
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$689
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$703
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$637
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$875
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$780
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$908
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$631
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$889
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$776
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$739
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$746
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$755
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$710
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$783
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$845
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$683
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$751
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$719
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$866
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$704
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$631
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$558
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$447
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$633
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$805
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$656
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$603