Dongguan vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$263	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	69	15
😀 Quality of life	72	24
🏙️ Population	10.5M	344K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 2% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7341st and 7431st ($662 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 3389th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Maseru

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	Dongguan	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$1130

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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