Hangzhou vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hangzhou	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$899	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$438	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$752	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$4111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	58
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	11.9M	351K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 73% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 6257th and 79th ($899 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 59th 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 Hangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 3005th and 433rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Honolulu

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	Hangzhou	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.08	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$549	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7694	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3840	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25159	$26966

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$670
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$667
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$696
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$798
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$663
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$611
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$660
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$657
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$726
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$684
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1147
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$708
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$678
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1030
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$636
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$677
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$658
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$571
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$646
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$628
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$645
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$686
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$643
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$671
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$651
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$627
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$725
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$659
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$789

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194