Majuro vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$953	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$1589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	1	94
😀 Quality of life	34	86
🏙️ Population	30K	4.04M

The cost of living in Majuro is 39% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 3483rd and 5000th ($1488 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Marshall Islands and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Majuro compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7611th and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs New Taipei

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	Majuro	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$18855

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581