Majuro vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$953	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	1	69
😀 Quality of life	34	90
🏙️ Population	30K	1.61M

The cost of living in Majuro is 38% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 3483rd and 955th ($1488 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 7611th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Phoenix

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	Majuro	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724