Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 63.0% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
|
Majuro
|
Road Town
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$11.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
Majuro
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$4.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$9.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$8.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$5.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$3.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$2.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.64
|
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pay 31.9% less for transportation
|
Majuro
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$4.64
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
?? | |
pay 52.4% more for housing
|
Majuro
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$1,666.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$1,366.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$124.65
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Majuro
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$10,320.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Majuro
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$4.75
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$120.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
|
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pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Majuro
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$47.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$55.00
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$130.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$140.00
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