Houston vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$993
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	91	34
🏙️ Population	2.3M	30K

The cost of living in Houston is 52% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 1229th and 3483rd ($2265 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 97th and 7611th 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	$17.2	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$3548

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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