Majuro vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Majuro	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1499	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2914	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$962	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1413	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.4	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	99
😀 Quality of life	40	100
🏙️ Population	30K	5.45M

The cost of living in Majuro is 47% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4002nd and 370th ($1499 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Marshall Islands and Australia, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7874th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Sydney

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	Majuro	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1436	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.69	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.74	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.6	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3021	$25164

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1497
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$526
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$788
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$714
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1491
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1502
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2020
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$680
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1095
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$910
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$891
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1435
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2409
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$789
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$546
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1851
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1844
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1911
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$526
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2888
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$492
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2649
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3331
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3302
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1851
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2463
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$2015
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1174
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863