Majuro vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Majuro	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1499	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2914	$2117
🏠 One person rent	$962	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$1413	$745
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.4	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	1	27
😀 Quality of life	40	51
🏙️ Population	30K	6.17M

The cost of living in Majuro is 88% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4002nd and 6780th ($1499 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in the Marshall Islands and China, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 7874th and 6580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Maoming

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	Majuro	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1436	$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.69	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.74	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.6	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.7	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3021	$19775

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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

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954