Majuro vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$953	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$4810
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	1	88
😀 Quality of life	34	90
🏙️ Population	30K	653K

The cost of living in Majuro is 43% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 3483rd and 603rd ($1488 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 7611th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Portland

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	Majuro	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741