Majuro vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Majuro	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1499	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2914	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$962	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1413	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.4	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$5389
😷 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 4002nd and 4th ($1499 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7874th and 15th 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	$10.5	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1436	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.69	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.74	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.6	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3021	$21713

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192