Chongqing vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$180	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	87	15
😀 Quality of life	74	24
🏙️ Population	32.1M	344K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 14% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8185th and 7431st ($561 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China and Lesotho, respectively. Check China vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 2237th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Maseru

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	Chongqing	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$1130

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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