Majuro vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Majuro	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3291
🏠 One person rent	$973	$535
🏘️ Family rent	$1461	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1492	$1789
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	1	95
😀 Quality of life	37	86
🏙️ Population	30K	2.6M

The cost of living in Majuro is 32% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3601st and 4715th ($1523 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1 months in Majuro compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7308th and 311th 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	$15.2	$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.9	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$18424

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1519
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$521
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$629
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$596
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1464
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1459
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$3054
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$603
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$901
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$898
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$661
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$921
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2648
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$661
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$541
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1693
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1700
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1755
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$963
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$961
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$520
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2719
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$459
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2571
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3039
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3033
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1442
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2372
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1303
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1168
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$1028
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$868
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$828
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$864
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$698
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$931
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$841
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$818
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$761
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$707
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$706
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$661
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$841
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$683
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$666
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$654
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$719
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$821
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$776
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$807
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$712
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$673
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$719
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$702
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$713
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$643
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$731
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$708
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$633
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$716
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$592
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$605