Hong Kong vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$1461
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$1492
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	88	37
🏙️ Population	7.41M	30K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 81% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 379th and 3601st ($2753 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1 months in Majuro. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 205th and 7308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Majuro

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	Hong Kong	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$1338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$3053

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1519
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$521
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$629
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$596
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1464
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1459
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$3054
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$603
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$901
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$898
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$661
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$921
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2648
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$661
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$541
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1693
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1700
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1755
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$963
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$961
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$520
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2719
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$459
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2571
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3039
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3033
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1442
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2372
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1303
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1168
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169