Hong Kong vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$4215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	7.41M	351K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 14% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 532nd and 122nd ($2718 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 548th and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Honolulu

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	Hong Kong	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$20539

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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