Houston vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$1461
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$1492
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	92	37
🏙️ Population	2.3M	30K

The cost of living in Houston is 48% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 1258th and 3601st ($2248 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1 months in Majuro. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 82nd and 7308th 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	$16.2	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$1338
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$3053

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

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