Majuro vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Majuro	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1499	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2914	$2922
🏠 One person rent	$962	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$1413	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.4	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$1929
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	1	96
😀 Quality of life	40	95
🏙️ Population	30K	2.75M

The cost of living in Majuro is 20% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4002nd and 4633rd ($1499 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Osaka. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7874th and 17th 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	$10.5	$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1436	$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.69	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.74	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.6	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.7	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3021	$12931

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958