Lima vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lima	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2955
🏠 One person rent	$489	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$421
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	77	1
😀 Quality of life	70	40
🏙️ Population	9.94M	30K

The cost of living in Lima is 29% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 5141st and 4040th ($1075 vs $1507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 2nd in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 4052nd and 7885th 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	$4.88	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$654	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1036	$1271
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.3	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2206	$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1546	$990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.75	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.31	$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.7	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$215	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9668	$3548

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755

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