Majuro vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Majuro	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1507	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2955	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$960	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.7	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$5229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	1	100
😀 Quality of life	40	95
🏙️ Population	30K	8.8M

The cost of living in Majuro is 64% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4040th and 4th ($1507 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Marshall Islands and the United States, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7885th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs New York City

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	Majuro	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$747	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1271	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.4	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$990	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.64	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.68	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$21999

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188