Majuro vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$953	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$526
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	1	73
😀 Quality of life	34	65
🏙️ Population	30K	1.85M

The cost of living in Majuro is 94% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 3483rd and 6586th ($1488 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the Marshall Islands and the Philippines, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Majuro compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 7611th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Manila

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	Majuro	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$13387

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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

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372