Majuro vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Majuro	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1523	$921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2994	$2284
🏠 One person rent	$973	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$1461	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1492	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	1	26
😀 Quality of life	37	60
🏙️ Population	30K	88.3K

The cost of living in Majuro is 65% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 3601st and 6078th ($1523 vs $921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1 months in Majuro compared to 1.7 months in Suva. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 7308th and 5198th 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	$15.2	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$1618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$8.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.9	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$11167

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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 Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$898
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$901
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$603
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$963
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$961
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$596
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2349
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$661
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$661
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$3054
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1755
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1531
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2205
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1848
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1939
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1464
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1791
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1671
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1459
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1274
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$521
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1654
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1569
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1099
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$629
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1403
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1205
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1573
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1334
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1844
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866