Honolulu vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$2619
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$1088
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	81
😀 Quality of life	86	84
🏙️ Population	351K	2.73M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 218% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 153rd and 5786th ($2961 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 260th and 320th 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	$19.8	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$12618

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$913
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$952
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$725
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$791
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$857
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$890
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$995
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$746
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$860
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$917
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$863
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$851
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1011
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$676
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$721
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$860
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$675
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$588
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$664
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$716
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$738
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$694
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$799
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$667
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$678
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1083
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$744
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$487
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$891
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$787
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$837
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$655