Majuro vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$954	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	1	60
😀 Quality of life	37	57
🏙️ Population	30K	9.4M

The cost of living in Majuro is 110% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3967th and 7025th ($1496 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 8202nd and 6133rd 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	$13.9	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$15234

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1502
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$533
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$733
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$683
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1417
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1419
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1882
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$596
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$997
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$818
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$751
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$836
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1437
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2406
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$753
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$548
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1807
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1811
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1878
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1022
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$532
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2825
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$507
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2637
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3173
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3155
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1513
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2402
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1683
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531