Honolulu vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$880
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$1779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	91
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	351K	1.52M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 172% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 133rd and 4855th ($3039 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 290th and 631st 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	$19.9	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$14101

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1084
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1181
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1083
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1073
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1097
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1052
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1106
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1212
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1088
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1068
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1067
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1174
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1080
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1362
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1086
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1138
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1091
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1087
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1169
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1071
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1104
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1117
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1103
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1111
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1172
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1094