Chennai vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$152	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	78	16
😀 Quality of life	66	13
🏙️ Population	6.6M	344K

The cost of living in Chennai is 31% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8897th and 7441st ($430 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 months in Maseru. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 4021st and 9104th 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	$1.83	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$1063

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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