Honolulu vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1130
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$404
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$2645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	99
😀 Quality of life	87	82
🏙️ Population	351K	1.54M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 156% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 133rd and 4637th ($3039 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 52nd 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 290th and 452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Kawasaki

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	Honolulu	Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$13952

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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 Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1385
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1112
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1124
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1071
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1070
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1082
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1121
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1057
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1106
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$982
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1070
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1084
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1081
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$942
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1079
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1153
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1059
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1060
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1095
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$983
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1145
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1102