Hangzhou vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hangzhou	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$843	$3039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$7612
🏠 One person rent	$389	$1950
🏘️ Family rent	$786	$3959
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$774
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1129	$4110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	62
😀 Quality of life	71	87
🏙️ Population	11.9M	351K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 72% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 6287th and 133rd ($843 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 2189th and 290th 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	$3.79	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$1975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1617
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$994	$3984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$3497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.09%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8017	$8808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4326	$8156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.21	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$6.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$6.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$4.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.52	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$5.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.72	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$491	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22679	$31596

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774

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