Beijing vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$4025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	78	86
🏙️ Population	21.9M	351K

The cost of living in Beijing is 64% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 4887th and 153rd ($1065 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 128th 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 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 583rd and 260th 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	$3.9	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$19011

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064