Hiroshima vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$335	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$993
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	63	1
😀 Quality of life	88	34
🏙️ Population	1.2M	30K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 41% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 6156th and 3483rd ($878 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 2nd in Japan and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 218th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Majuro

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	Hiroshima	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$3548

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$854
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$859
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$865
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$874
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$903
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$906
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$890
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$915
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$934
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$889
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$905
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$887
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$987
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$885
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$866
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$927
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$912
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$928
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$921
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$882
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$937
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$934
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$883
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$951
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$952
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$827
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$915
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$781
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$900
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$846
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$896
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$934
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$936

Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192