Auckland vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2914
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$962
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$1413
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$41.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	32	1
😀 Quality of life	89	40
🏙️ Population	1.47M	30K

The cost of living in Auckland is 40% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 1745th and 4002nd ($2100 vs $1499) 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 242nd and 7874th 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	$13	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1076
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$1436
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$3021

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1497
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$526
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$788
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$714
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1491
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1502
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2020
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$680
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1095
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$910
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$891
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1435
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2409
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$789
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$546
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1851
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1844
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1911
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$526
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2888
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$492
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2649
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3331
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3302
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1851
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2463
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$2015
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1174
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173