Majuro vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Majuro	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1507	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2955	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$960	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.7	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	1	26
😀 Quality of life	40	62
🏙️ Population	30K	88.3K

The cost of living in Majuro is 71% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 4040th and 6452nd ($1507 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Marshall Islands and Fiji, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 7885th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Suva

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	Majuro	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$747	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1271	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.4	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$990	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.64	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.68	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$13758

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1510
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$538
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$783
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$718
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1422
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1422
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2062
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$633
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1039
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$857
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$879
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1415
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2401
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$791
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$558
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1865
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1865
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1928
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$539
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2821
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$506
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2610
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3241
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3147
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1695
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2467
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1839
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$857
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1039
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$633
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$718
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$791
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2062
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1928
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2156
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1646
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1740
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1474
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1422
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1393
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1696
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1523
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1066
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$783
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1605
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1518
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1528
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1359
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1788
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920