Majuro vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$3254
🏠 One person rent	$953	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$1230
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$1684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	1	95
😀 Quality of life	34	86
🏙️ Population	30K	2.6M

The cost of living in Majuro is 26% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3483rd and 4534th ($1488 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7611th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Taipei

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	Majuro	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581