Chongqing vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$1278
🏠 One person rent	$292	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	87	16
😀 Quality of life	72	18
🏙️ Population	32.1M	519K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 33% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6733rd and 8241st ($712 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Lesotho, respectively. Check China vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 2233rd and 9015th 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	$3.98	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$710

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548

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