Majuro vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Majuro	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$973	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1461	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1492	$2545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	1	96
😀 Quality of life	37	80
🏙️ Population	30K	824K

The cost of living in Majuro is 30% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 3601st and 4661st ($1523 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 1 months in Majuro compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 7308th and 519th 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	$15.2	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.9	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$5592

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1519
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$521
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$629
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$596
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1464
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1459
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$3054
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$603
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$901
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$898
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$661
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$921
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2648
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$661
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$541
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1693
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1700
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1755
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$963
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$961
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$520
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2719
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$459
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2571
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3039
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3033
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1442
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2372
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1303
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1168
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052