Honolulu vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	351K	594K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 188% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 133rd and 5234th ($3039 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 362nd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 290th and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Kawaguchi

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	Honolulu	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$12607

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095