Guangzhou vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$3039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$7612
🏠 One person rent	$333	$1950
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$3959
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$774
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$4110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	62
😀 Quality of life	75	87
🏙️ Population	18.7M	351K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 75% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 6602nd and 133rd ($763 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 103rd 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 1036th and 290th 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	$3.58	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$1975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1617
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$3984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$3497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$8808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$8156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$6.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$6.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$4.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$5.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$31596

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085