Bangkok vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$416	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$993
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	89	1
😀 Quality of life	74	34
🏙️ Population	5.68M	30K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 37% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 5822nd and 3483rd ($941 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 1221st and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Majuro

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	Bangkok	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$3548

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192