Honolulu vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$2913
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$1391
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	62	1
😀 Quality of life	88	37
🏙️ Population	351K	30K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 112% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 122nd and 3967th ($3173 vs $1496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 2nd in the United States and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Majuro ranked 2nd in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 322nd and 8202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Majuro

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	Honolulu	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$745
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$67.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$35.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$3599

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

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