Majuro vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$954	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$4060
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	1	100
😀 Quality of life	37	100
🏙️ Population	30K	5.35M

The cost of living in Majuro is 35% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3967th and 1249th ($1496 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the Marshall Islands and Australia, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 8202nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Melbourne

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	Majuro	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$22799

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1502
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$533
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$733
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$683
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1417
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1419
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1882
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$596
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$997
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$818
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$751
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$836
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1437
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2406
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$753
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$548
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1807
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1811
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1878
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1022
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$532
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2825
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$507
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2637
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3173
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3155
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1513
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2402
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1683
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988