Honolulu vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$2686
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$2275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	91
😀 Quality of life	86	96
🏙️ Population	351K	1.52M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 175% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 153rd and 4822nd ($2961 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 106th 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 Kobe. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 260th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Kobe

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	Honolulu	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$9012

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1006
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1060
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$993
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1006
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$995
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$977
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$972
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1116
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1000
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$997
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$997
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1103
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1012
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$995
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1284
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1012
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$994
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$994
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$990
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1105
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$995
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1024
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1048
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$997
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$998
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$995
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$993
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1015