Majuro vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$954	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	1	20
😀 Quality of life	37	46
🏙️ Population	30K	6.44M

The cost of living in Majuro is 130% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 3967th and 7433rd ($1496 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th 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 207th in China, while ranked 8202nd and 6933rd 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	$13.9	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$28686

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1502
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$533
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$733
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$683
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1417
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1419
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1882
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$596
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$997
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$818
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$751
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$836
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1437
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2406
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$753
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$548
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1807
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1811
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1878
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1022
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$532
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2825
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$507
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2637
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3173
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3155
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1513
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2402
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1683
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	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620