Chengdu vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$4025
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	62
😀 Quality of life	73	86
🏙️ Population	20.9M	351K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 78% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7269th and 153rd ($643 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 1633rd and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Honolulu

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	Chengdu	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$19011

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587

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