Honolulu vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1461
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$1492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	62	1
😀 Quality of life	87	37
🏙️ Population	351K	30K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 100% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 133rd and 3601st ($3039 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 1st 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1 months in Majuro. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 290th and 7308th 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	$19.9	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$1338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$3053

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

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