Majuro vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Majuro	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1507	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2955	$2017
🏠 One person rent	$960	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.7	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	1	18
😀 Quality of life	40	47
🏙️ Population	30K	6.49M

The cost of living in Majuro is 127% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4040th and 7479th ($1507 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 91st 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 Shangrao. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 7885th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Shangrao

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	Majuro	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$747	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1271	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.4	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$990	$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.64	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.68	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$586
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$594
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$617
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$428
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$628
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$598
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$682
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$539
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$599
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$544
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$634
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$654
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$634
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$644
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$763
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$705
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$646
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$602
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$665
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$860
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$656
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$603
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$652
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$588
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$680
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$680
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$630
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$643
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$651
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$682
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$668
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$603
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$633