Majuro vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Majuro	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$973	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$1461	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1492	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	1	72
😀 Quality of life	37	62
🏙️ Population	30K	3.01M

The cost of living in Majuro is 173% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3601st and 8199th ($1523 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 1 months in Majuro compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7308th and 4937th 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	$15.2	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.9	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$5075

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1519
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$521
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$629
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$596
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1464
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1459
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$3054
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$603
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$901
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$898
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$661
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$921
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2648
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$661
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$541
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1693
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1700
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1755
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$963
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$961
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$520
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2719
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$459
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2571
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3039
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3033
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1442
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2372
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1303
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1168
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515