Honolulu vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$1696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	91
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	351K	1.52M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 173% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 151st and 4793rd ($3020 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 301st and 674th 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	$20.2	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$16179

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079