Honolulu vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honolulu Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3331
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7928
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$2072
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$3682
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$911
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4111
$1504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
58
80
😀 Quality of life
85
88
🏙️ Population
351K
2.71M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 243% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 79th and 5770th ($3331 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 433rd and 281st 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
$23.4
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.67
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$8.71
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.71
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2390
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1716
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4305
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3150
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.21%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8773
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7272
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$6.2
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.5
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.63
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.05
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.48
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$172
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26966
$13326

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2997
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2649
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2760
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2676
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$3302
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2888
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3565
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$526
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$526
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3194

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617