Canberra vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$1461
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$1492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	30	1
😀 Quality of life	83	37
🏙️ Population	381K	30K

The cost of living in Canberra is 57% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 929th and 3601st ($2393 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1 months in Majuro. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 393rd and 7308th 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	$20.1	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$1338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$3053

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

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