Majuro vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$954	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	80
😀 Quality of life	37	93
🏙️ Population	30K	737K

The cost of living in Majuro is 53% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3967th and 125th ($1496 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 8202nd and 99th 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	$13.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114