Majuro vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$953	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	1	84
😀 Quality of life	34	81
🏙️ Population	30K	3.03M

The cost of living in Majuro is 66% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3483rd and 6071st ($1488 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in the Marshall Islands and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Majuro compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7611th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Taichung

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	Majuro	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671