Chennai vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$159	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$395
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	78	16
😀 Quality of life	66	15
🏙️ Population	6.6M	344K

The cost of living in Chennai is 31% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8907th and 7499th ($433 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.2 months in Maseru. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 4094th and 9036th 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	$1.8	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$1137

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Maseru

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