Hefei vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$205	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	93	16
😀 Quality of life	66	13
🏙️ Population	9.37M	344K

The cost of living in Hefei is 0.6% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7405th and 7441st ($625 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 Hefei compared to 1 months in Maseru. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 3963rd and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Maseru

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	Hefei	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$1063

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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