Majuro vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$954	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$1641
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	1	74
😀 Quality of life	37	90
🏙️ Population	30K	1.96M

The cost of living in Majuro is 27% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3967th and 4750th ($1496 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 8202nd and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Sapporo

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	Majuro	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$10519

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1051
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1049
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1041
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1043
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1042
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$994
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$991
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$973
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1032
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1031
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1035
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1065
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1007
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$936
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$937
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1014
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1021
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$945
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1010
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1015
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$972
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$1002
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$991
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$995
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1064
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$994
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1004
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1025
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1003
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1015
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1006
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1068