Majuro vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$953	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	52
😀 Quality of life	34	67
🏙️ Population	30K	791K

The cost of living in Majuro is 41% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3483rd and 5101st ($1488 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 306th 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 0.7 months in Majuro compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 7611th and 3754th 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	$13.7	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$15118

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052