Chongqing vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$224	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	88	16
😀 Quality of life	72	13
🏙️ Population	32.1M	344K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 2% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7340th and 7441st ($634 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Lesotho, respectively. Check China vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1 months in Maseru. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 1675th and 9104th 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	$3.91	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$1063

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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