Majuro vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$954	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$2108
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	1	95
😀 Quality of life	37	82
🏙️ Population	30K	824K

The cost of living in Majuro is 34% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 3967th and 4919th ($1496 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 8202nd and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Sakai

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	Majuro	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$13511

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1502
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$533
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$733
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$683
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1417
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1419
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1882
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$596
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$997
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$818
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$751
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$836
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1437
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2406
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$753
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$548
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1807
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1811
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1878
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1022
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$532
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2825
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$507
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2637
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3173
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3155
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1513
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2402
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1683
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046