Majuro vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$954	$498
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$2625
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	91
😀 Quality of life	37	92
🏙️ Population	30K	1.23M

The cost of living in Majuro is 40% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 3967th and 5112th ($1496 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th in the Marshall Islands and South Korea, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 2.5 months in Suwon. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 8202nd and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Suwon

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	Majuro	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$12487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$6631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$10980

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1080
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1004
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1307
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1120
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1196
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1175
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1383
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1178
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1134
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1088
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1078
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1138
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1097
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1098
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1153
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1059
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1079
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$948
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1065
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1028
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1068
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1110
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$924
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1568
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$920
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$874
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1020
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1063
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1050