Majuro vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Majuro	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1499	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2914	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$962	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$1413	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$443	$3056
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	18
😀 Quality of life	40	84
🏙️ Population	30K	216K

The cost of living in Majuro is 25% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4002nd and 2013th ($1499 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Wellington. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 7874th and 485th 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	$10.5	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.47	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$750	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1229	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1436	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.69	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.74	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.6	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3021	$13757

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844