Majuro vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Majuro	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$973	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1461	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1492	$1634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	52
😀 Quality of life	37	67
🏙️ Population	30K	791K

The cost of living in Majuro is 38% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3601st and 4902nd ($1523 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1 months in Majuro compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 7308th and 3769th 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	$15.2	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.9	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046