Majuro vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$953	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	1	60
😀 Quality of life	34	53
🏙️ Population	30K	9.4M

The cost of living in Majuro is 110% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3483rd and 6849th ($1488 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st 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 0.7 months in Majuro compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 7611th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Ningbo

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	Majuro	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$12465

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522