Lima vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$1499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$2914
🏠 One person rent	$466	$962
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$1413
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$41.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	77	1
😀 Quality of life	71	40
🏙️ Population	9.94M	30K

The cost of living in Lima is 31% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 5300th and 4002nd ($1034 vs $1499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check Peru vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 3484th and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Majuro

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	Lima	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.53	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1076
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$1436
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$3021

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1497
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$526
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$788
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$714
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1491
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1502
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2020
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$680
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1095
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$910
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$891
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1435
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2409
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$789
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$546
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1851
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1844
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1911
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$526
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2888
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$492
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2649
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3331
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3302
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1851
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2463
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$2015
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1174
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173