Chennai vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$152	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$993
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	78	1
😀 Quality of life	66	34
🏙️ Population	6.6M	30K

The cost of living in Chennai is 71% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 8897th and 3483rd ($430 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in India and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check India vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 4021st and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Majuro

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	Chennai	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$3548

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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