Long Beach vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$1499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$2914
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$962
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$1413
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$41.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	78	40
🏙️ Population	467K	30K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 79% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 604th and 4002nd ($2683 vs $1499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 958th and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Majuro

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	Long Beach	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$1076
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$1436
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$3021

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

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