Majuro vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Majuro	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1507	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2955	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$960	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.7	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$1360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	1	94
😀 Quality of life	40	89
🏙️ Population	30K	4.05M

The cost of living in Majuro is 36% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4040th and 5023rd ($1507 vs $1108) 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 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7885th and 252nd 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	$12.6	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$747	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1271	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.4	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$990	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.64	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.68	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$18576

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1510
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$538
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$783
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$718
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1422
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1422
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2062
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$633
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1039
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$857
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$879
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1415
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2401
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$791
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$558
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1865
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1865
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1928
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$539
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2821
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$506
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2610
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3241
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3147
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1695
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2467
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1839
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602