Honolulu vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$2684
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1672
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	91
😀 Quality of life	88	81
🏙️ Population	351K	1.52M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 187% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 122nd and 4945th ($3173 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 71st 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 322nd and 708th 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	$19.7	$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$2.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$10723

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1033
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1152
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1036
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1055
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1043
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1030
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1237
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1019
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1061
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1115
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1020
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1277
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1062
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1038
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1063
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1058
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1133
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1053
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1080
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1086
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1157
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079