Majuro vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$954	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	1	87
😀 Quality of life	37	93
🏙️ Population	30K	1.01M

The cost of living in Majuro is 62% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 3967th and 6th ($1496 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 8202nd and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs San Jose, United States

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	Majuro	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254