Honolulu vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$2658
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	80
😀 Quality of life	88	85
🏙️ Population	351K	2.73M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 217% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 122nd and 5567th ($3173 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 322nd and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Kaohsiung

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	Honolulu	Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$12260

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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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600