Majuro vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Majuro	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1499	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2914	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$962	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1413	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.4	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	1	17
😀 Quality of life	40	44
🏙️ Population	30K	7.82M

The cost of living in Majuro is 145% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4002nd and 7879th ($1499 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 7874th and 7390th 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	$10.5	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1436	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.69	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.74	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.6	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.7	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3021	$19212

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1497
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$526
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$788
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$714
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1491
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1502
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2020
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$680
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1095
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$910
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$891
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1435
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2409
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$789
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$546
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1851
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1844
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1911
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$526
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2888
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$492
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2649
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3331
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3302
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1851
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2463
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$2015
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1174
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522