Hong Kong vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$3039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$7612
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1950
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$3959
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$774
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$4110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	7.41M	351K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 9% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 379th and 133rd ($2753 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 290th 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	$8.31	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$1617
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$3984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$3497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$8808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$8156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$6.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$6.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$4.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$5.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$31596

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

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