Majuro vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$953	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$2407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	1	70
😀 Quality of life	34	73
🏙️ Population	30K	518K

The cost of living in Majuro is 47% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 3483rd and 5444th ($1488 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 511th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 7611th and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Utsunomiya

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	Majuro	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$15244

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059