Honolulu vs Incheon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Incheon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$3302
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1202
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$2744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	62	91
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	351K	2.94M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 185% more expensive than in Incheon. Cities ranked 133rd and 5138th ($3039 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 27th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 2.6 months in Incheon. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Incheon ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 290th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Incheon

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	Honolulu	Incheon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$37.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1331
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$8666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$6871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$7.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$5.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$4.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$7.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$27144

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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

Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$966
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$990
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1025
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1008
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1003
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$988
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1461
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$970
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1087
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1127
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1020
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1085
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$941
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1074
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1025
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1057
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1142
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1567
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$968
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1025
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$989
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$1077
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$1041
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1027
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$1222
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$1036
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1562
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$839
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$1140
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$997
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$1098
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$1043
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1134