Gimhae vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gimhae	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$332	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$545	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2392	$4215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	62
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	534K	351K

The cost of living in Gimhae is 69% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5772nd and 122nd ($975 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 90th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Gimhae ranked 16th best city to live in South Korea vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 1931st and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Honolulu

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	Gimhae	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7885	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5904	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.5	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.83	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13461	$20539

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1108
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1084
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$1008
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1038
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$984
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$913
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$934
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1064
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$1024
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$991
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$949
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$933
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$994
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$980
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$957
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$929
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$973
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$831
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1081
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$925
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$959
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$976
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$982
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$998
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1046
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1001
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$924
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1020
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1063

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