Chengdu vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$240	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$993
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	72	34
🏙️ Population	20.9M	30K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 58% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 7421st and 3483rd ($623 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 2nd in China and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check China vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 1890th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Majuro

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	Chengdu	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$3548

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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