Majuro vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Majuro	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$973	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$1461	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1492	$2543
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	1	73
😀 Quality of life	37	92
🏙️ Population	30K	1.06M

The cost of living in Majuro is 37% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3601st and 4890th ($1523 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 1 months in Majuro compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 7308th and 91st 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	$15.2	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$1027
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$1027
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$1029
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1019
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$1016
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$1015
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1031
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1034
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1035
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$1004
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1041
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$998
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$1008
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$1002
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$1016
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1021
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$1004
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1042
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$989
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$1000
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1027
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1048
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$1015
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1052
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1053
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1017
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1022
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1057