Majuro vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Majuro	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1507	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2955	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$960	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.7	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	1	21
😀 Quality of life	40	46
🏙️ Population	30K	6.56M

The cost of living in Majuro is 151% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4040th and 7929th ($1507 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 7885th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Shaoyang

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	Majuro	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$747	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1271	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.4	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$990	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.64	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.68	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615