Majuro vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Majuro	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1507	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2955	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$960	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.7	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	1	49
😀 Quality of life	40	71
🏙️ Population	30K	8.78M

The cost of living in Majuro is 138% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4040th and 7679th ($1507 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7885th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Quanzhou

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	Majuro	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$747	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1271	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$990	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.64	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.68	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943