Majuro vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Majuro	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1522	$2228
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2998	$4984
🏠 One person rent	$972	$1401
🏘️ Family rent	$1466	$2433
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1493	$2861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	1	17
😀 Quality of life	36	84
🏙️ Population	30K	216K

The cost of living in Majuro is 32% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 3608th and 1309th ($1522 vs $2228) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1 months in Majuro compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 7307th and 354th 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	$15.1	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$1360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$754	$1209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$2519
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1087	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.03%	6.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$8165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$925	$7125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$7.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$25.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.8	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3051	$13358

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1517
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$522
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$630
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$598
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$596
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1463
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1459
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$3029
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2343
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$601
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$902
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$898
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$662
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$922
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1422
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2638
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$661
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2644
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$542
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1696
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1698
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1754
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$963
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$964
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$520
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2709
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$459
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2606
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2569
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2551
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3032
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2773
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3014
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3274
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1448
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2382
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1303
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1169
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1166

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1865
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1841
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1791
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1728
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1409
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1329
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1322
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1638
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1202
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1448
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1989
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1570
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1272
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1669
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1657
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1792
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1881
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1638
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1855
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2201
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1857
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1917
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1465
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1528
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1936
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1351
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1527
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2292
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2799
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1835
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1667
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2456
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1754
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1984
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1740
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2266
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1698