Hengyang vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$246	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	43	15
😀 Quality of life	49	24
🏙️ Population	6.65M	344K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 4% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 7637th and 7431st ($622 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th 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 Hengyang compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6726th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Maseru

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	Hengyang	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.7	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$1130

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

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