Guangzhou vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guangzhou	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$322	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$4215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	62
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	18.7M	351K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 76% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 6838th and 122nd ($758 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 2100th and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Honolulu

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	Guangzhou	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9090	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3370	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14783	$20539

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677

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