Honolulu vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honolulu Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3039
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7612
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$1950
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$3959
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$774
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4110
$1271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
81
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
351K
2.73M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 226% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 133rd and 6046th ($3039 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 290th and 389th 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
$19.9
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.01
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$6.53
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1975
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1617
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3984
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3497
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8808
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8156
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$6.67
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.54
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.35
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.85
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31596
$12438

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643