Hefei vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$1278
🏠 One person rent	$269	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	93	16
😀 Quality of life	67	18
🏙️ Population	9.37M	519K

The cost of living in Hefei is 32% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6756th and 8241st ($707 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 1st in China and Lesotho, respectively. Check China vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 3921st and 9015th 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	$2.79	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$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	$250	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$710

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696

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