Majuro vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$953	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	1	99
😀 Quality of life	34	90
🏙️ Population	30K	1.6M

The cost of living in Majuro is 43% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 3483rd and 664th ($1488 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 610th in the Marshall Islands and the United States, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Majuro compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 7611th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Philadelphia

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	Majuro	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693