Chongqing vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$224	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$993
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	88	1
😀 Quality of life	72	34
🏙️ Population	32.1M	30K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 57% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 7340th and 3483rd ($634 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 1675th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Majuro

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	Chongqing	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$3548

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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