Majuro vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$953	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$1146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	1	70
😀 Quality of life	34	68
🏙️ Population	30K	12.7M

The cost of living in Majuro is 72% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3483rd and 6198th ($1488 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th 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 0.7 months in Majuro compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7611th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Suzhou

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	Majuro	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$17431

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613