Auckland vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2913
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$1391
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	32	1
😀 Quality of life	91	37
🏙️ Population	1.47M	30K

The cost of living in Auckland is 31% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 2124th and 3967th ($1961 vs $1496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Majuro. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Majuro ranked 2nd in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 170th and 8202nd 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	$12.6	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$745
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$67.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$35.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$3599

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1502
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$533
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$733
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$683
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1417
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1419
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1882
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$596
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$997
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$818
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$751
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$836
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1437
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2406
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$753
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$548
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1807
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1811
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1878
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1022
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$532
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2825
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$507
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2637
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3173
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3155
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1513
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2402
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1683
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175