Majuro vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$953	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	1	96
😀 Quality of life	34	95
🏙️ Population	30K	2.75M

The cost of living in Majuro is 20% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3483rd and 4366th ($1488 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7611th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Osaka

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	Majuro	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008