Auckland vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$1461
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$1492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	32	1
😀 Quality of life	90	37
🏙️ Population	1.47M	30K

The cost of living in Auckland is 45% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 1357th and 3601st ($2205 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1 months in Majuro. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 150th and 7308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Majuro

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	Auckland	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$1338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$3053

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

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