Foshan vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$1499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$2914
🏠 One person rent	$234	$962
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$1413
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$41.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	72	40
🏙️ Population	9.5M	30K

The cost of living in Foshan is 58% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 7755th and 4002nd ($627 vs $1499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 2991st and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Majuro

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	Foshan	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1076
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$1436
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$3021

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$873
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$548
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$694
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$801
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$858
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1734
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$995
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$638
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2396
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$908
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$777
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$793
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$766
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$778
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$954
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$802
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$797
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$751
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$739
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$600
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$682
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$473
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$714
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$758
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$474
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$612
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$528
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$601
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$648
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$602
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$711
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$679

Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1497
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$526
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$788
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$714
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1491
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1502
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2020
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$680
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1095
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$910
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$891
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1435
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2409
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$789
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$546
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1851
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1844
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1911
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$526
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2888
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$492
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2649
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3331
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3302
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1851
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2463
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$2015
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1174
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173