Majuro vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$954	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	52
😀 Quality of life	37	72
🏙️ Population	30K	791K

The cost of living in Majuro is 49% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3967th and 5515th ($1496 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 404th in the Marshall Islands and Japan, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 8202nd and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Niigata

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	Majuro	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001