Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 31.9% cheaper than Majuro.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
|
Majuro
|
Georgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.19
$250
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.64
$134
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Majuro
|
Georgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
|
$1.49
$313
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
|
$4.89
$1,025
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
|
$12.79
$2,683
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
|
$2.90
$609
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$2.49
$523
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.13
|
$2.30
$481
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$1.48
$311
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.63
$132
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
|
Majuro
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
|
$3.78
$792
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$33.09
$6,940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.75
|
$21.27
$4,462
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
|
Majuro
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.67
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.67
|
$360.46
$75,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$850.00
|
$228.98
$48,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$407.84
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
|
Majuro
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$94.55
$19,829
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,250.00
|
$954.92
$200,274
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Majuro
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
|
$3.43
$719
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.67
|
$28.36
$5,949
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$6.15
$1,289
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
|
Majuro
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.00
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.50
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.50
|
$62.24
$13,054
|
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