Majuro vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$954	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	1	86
😀 Quality of life	37	93
🏙️ Population	30K	1.39M

The cost of living in Majuro is 57% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3967th and 43rd ($1496 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd 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 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 8202nd and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs San Diego

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	Majuro	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782