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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Majuro	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1522	$3652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2998	$8332
🏠 One person rent	$972	$2530
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$4593
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$757
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1493	$7077
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	1	87
😀 Quality of life	36	94
🏙️ Population	30K	1.01M

The cost of living in Majuro is 58% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 3608th and 15th ($1522 vs $3652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1 months in Majuro compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7307th and 55th 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	$15.1	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$9.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$5.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$2521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$754	$2215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1087	$4057
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$277
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$11161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$925	$11210
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$90.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$4.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.8	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1876
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3051	$24082

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1517
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$522
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$630
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$598
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$596
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1463
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1459
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$3029
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2343
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$601
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$902
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$898
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$662
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$922
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1422
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2638
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$661
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2644
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$542
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1696
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1698
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1754
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$963
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$964
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$520
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2709
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$459
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2606
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2569
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2551
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3032
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2773
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3014
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3274
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1448
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2382
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1303
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1169
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1166

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3292
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3412
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4196
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3155
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3090
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2815
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3334
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3202
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3089
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3614
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3103
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3164
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3025
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3216
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3289
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2972
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3559
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3438
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3421
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3563
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3110
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3066
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3517
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3794
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3467
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2985
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3076
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2798
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2923
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3013
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3275
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2854
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3230
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2937
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3198
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3263
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2258
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3177
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3140