Beijing vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$4215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	73	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	351K

The cost of living in Beijing is 68% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5355th and 122nd ($1029 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 90th 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 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 2546th and 322nd 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	$4.24	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$20539

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182