Houston vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2955
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	95	40
🏙️ Population	2.3M	30K

The cost of living in Houston is 50% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 1354th and 4040th ($2265 vs $1507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Majuro ranked 2nd in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 16th and 7885th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Majuro

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	Houston	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$1271
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$3548

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1510
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$538
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$783
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$718
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1422
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1422
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2062
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$633
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1039
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$857
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$879
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1415
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2401
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$791
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$558
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1865
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1865
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1928
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$539
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2821
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$506
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2610
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3241
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3147
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1695
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2467
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1839
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175