Majuro vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$953	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	1	24
😀 Quality of life	34	38
🏙️ Population	30K	7.82M

The cost of living in Majuro is 102% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 3483rd and 6735th ($1488 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 Shangqiu. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 7611th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Shangqiu

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	Majuro	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529