Chongqing vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$180	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$4215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	62
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	32.1M	351K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 82% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 8185th and 122nd ($561 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 2237th and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Honolulu

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	Chongqing	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$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	$0.96	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$20539

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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