Beijing vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$596	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	58
😀 Quality of life	73	85
🏙️ Population	21.9M	351K

The cost of living in Beijing is 68% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5341st and 117th ($1044 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 83rd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 2718th and 438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Honolulu

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	Beijing	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$23744

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254