Majuro vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Majuro	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1496	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2913	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$954	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$1391	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	17
😀 Quality of life	37	87
🏙️ Population	30K	216K

The cost of living in Majuro is 20% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 3967th and 2432nd ($1496 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the Marshall Islands and New Zealand, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 8202nd and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Wellington

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	Majuro	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$745	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.7	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.41	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3599	$12047

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1502
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$533
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$733
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$683
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1417
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1419
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1882
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$596
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$997
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$818
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$751
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$836
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1437
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2406
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$753
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2786
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$548
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$566
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1807
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1811
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1878
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1022
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$532
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2825
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$507
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2637
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3173
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3155
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1513
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2402
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1683
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811