Majuro vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Majuro	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1507	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2955	$2444
🏠 One person rent	$960	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.7	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$1024
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	1	95
😀 Quality of life	40	77
🏙️ Population	30K	17.5M

The cost of living in Majuro is 60% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4040th and 6106th ($1507 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7885th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Shenzhen

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	Majuro	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.3
🥤 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	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$747	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1271	$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$990	$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.64	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.68	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638