Majuro vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Majuro	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1499	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2914	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$962	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$1413	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.4	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$2284
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	1	70
😀 Quality of life	40	78
🏙️ Population	30K	7.01M

The cost of living in Majuro is 8% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4002nd and 3485th ($1499 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7874th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Riyadh

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	Majuro	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1436	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.69	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.74	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.6	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3021	$10912

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459