Chongqing vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$205	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	58
😀 Quality of life	74	85
🏙️ Population	32.1M	351K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 81% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7933rd and 117th ($601 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 2353rd and 438th 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	$2.89	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$23744

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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