Majuro vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$953	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$2628
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	1	98
😀 Quality of life	34	74
🏙️ Population	30K	919K

The cost of living in Majuro is 6% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 3483rd and 3869th ($1488 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Marshall Islands and South Korea, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Majuro compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 7611th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Seongnam

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	Majuro	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$20935

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038