Canberra vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$1496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$2913
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1391
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	30	1
😀 Quality of life	86	37
🏙️ Population	381K	30K

The cost of living in Canberra is 35% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 1949th and 3967th ($2019 vs $1496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Australia and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Majuro ranked 2nd in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 413th and 8202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Majuro

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	Canberra	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$745
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$67.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$35.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$3599

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

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