Majuro vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$953	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	1	24
😀 Quality of life	34	39
🏙️ Population	30K	6.56M

The cost of living in Majuro is 151% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3483rd and 7740th ($1488 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7611th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Shaoyang

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	Majuro	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600