Cost of living comparison
Majuro is 4.2% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Majuro instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Majuro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.47
|
$15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.08
|
$1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.48
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Douglas
|
Majuro
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.71
|
$14.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.51
|
$8.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.01
|
$4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.89
|
$1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.58
|
$3.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$3.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$5.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$2.49
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.07
|
$6.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
$18,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.61
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
Douglas
|
Majuro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
$76.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
$766.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£767.68
|
$833.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
$191.13
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
$150.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
$3,570.00
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Majuro
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.02
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.00
|
$3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.80
|
$33.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.72
|
?? | |
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Douglas
|
Majuro
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
$57.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
$35.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.61
|
$54.00
|
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