Majuro vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Majuro	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1499	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2914	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$962	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1413	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.4	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	1	95
😀 Quality of life	40	79
🏙️ Population	30K	726K

The cost of living in Majuro is 53% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4002nd and 5718th ($1499 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 464th in the Marshall Islands and Japan, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 7874th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Sagamihara

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	Majuro	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1436	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.69	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.74	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.6	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.7	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3021	$14052

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108