Majuro vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$1938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$953	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$1983
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$534
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	1	1
😀 Quality of life	34	35
🏙️ Population	30K	49K

The cost of living in Majuro is 23% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 3483rd and 2019th ($1488 vs $1938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Marshall Islands and Vanuatu, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Majuro compared to 0.3 months in Port Vila. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 7611th and 7447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Port Vila

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	Majuro	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$4.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$1367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$968
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$2713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$98.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$5.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$6872

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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 Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1946
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1604
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1604
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1652
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$977
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$660
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$808
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$810
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1411
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1401
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$659
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1002
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1683
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1748
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2067
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2016
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$669
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1677
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$644
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$647
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1185
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1968
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1736
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1493