Majuro vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$953	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	1	74
😀 Quality of life	34	63
🏙️ Population	30K	3.01M

The cost of living in Majuro is 171% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3483rd and 8233rd ($1488 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 0.7 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 7611th and 4691st 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	$13.7	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$5490

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508