Majuro vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Majuro	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$973	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1461	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1492	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	80
😀 Quality of life	37	92
🏙️ Population	30K	737K

The cost of living in Majuro is 48% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3601st and 206th ($1523 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 7308th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Seattle

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	Majuro	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263