Hong Kong vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	15
😀 Quality of life	83	24
🏙️ Population	7.41M	344K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 318% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 532nd and 7431st ($2718 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Lesotho, respectively. Check China vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 548th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Maseru

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	Hong Kong	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$1130

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 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