Majuro vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$954	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	1	75
😀 Quality of life	37	68
🏙️ Population	30K	3.01M

The cost of living in Majuro is 172% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3967th and 8275th ($1496 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in the Marshall Islands and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 8202nd and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Surabaya

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	Majuro	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$9160

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502