Majuro vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$953	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	1	72
😀 Quality of life	34	90
🏙️ Population	30K	1.06M

The cost of living in Majuro is 41% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3483rd and 5132nd ($1488 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 324th 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 0.7 months in Majuro compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 7611th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Sendai

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	Majuro	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$5986

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034