Majuro vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Majuro	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$973	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1461	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1492	$4357
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	1	100
😀 Quality of life	37	100
🏙️ Population	30K	5.03M

The cost of living in Majuro is 36% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3601st and 923rd ($1523 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1 months in Majuro compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7308th 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	$15.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.9	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$21306

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1519
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$521
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$629
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$596
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1464
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1459
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$3054
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$603
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$901
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$898
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$661
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$921
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2648
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$661
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$541
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1693
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1700
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1755
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$963
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$961
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$520
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2719
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$459
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2571
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3039
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3033
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1442
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2372
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1303
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1168
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913