Honolulu vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2425
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$99.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$1884
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	62	58
😀 Quality of life	87	70
🏙️ Population	351K	738K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 213% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 133rd and 5889th ($3039 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 802nd 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 1.9 months in Kumamoto. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Kumamoto ranked 352nd in Japan, while ranked 290th and 2570th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Kumamoto

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	Honolulu	Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$3.43
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$4474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$9.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$12605

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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 Kumamoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Mashiki	$933
13 km or 7.9 mi	Koshi	$936
13 km or 8.1 mi	Uto	$935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Kikuyo	$938
17 km or 11 mi	Uki	$936
18 km or 11 mi	Ozu	$938
19 km or 12 mi	Tamana	$937
23 km or 14 mi	Kikuchi	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Yamaga	$942
32 km or 20 mi	Yatsushiro	$941
32 km or 20 mi	Arao	$946
34 km or 21 mi	Shimabara	$936
35 km or 21 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$938
35 km or 22 mi	Omuta	$950
41 km or 25 mi	Minamishimabara	$932
43 km or 27 mi	Aso	$951
44 km or 28 mi	Miyama	$971
48 km or 30 mi	Yame	$976
48 km or 30 mi	Unzen	$932
49 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$972
49 km or 31 mi	Chikugo	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Okawa	$979
60 km or 37 mi	Kurume	$1039
61 km or 38 mi	Isahaya	$922
61 km or 38 mi	Amakusa	$938
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$982
62 km or 39 mi	Hita	$968
63 km or 39 mi	Miyaki	$1003
64 km or 40 mi	Saga	$1014
64 km or 40 mi	Kanzaki	$998
66 km or 41 mi	Kashima	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Hitoyoshi	$950
66 km or 41 mi	Shiroishi	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Tosu	$1007
68 km or 42 mi	Ogori	$1002
68 km or 42 mi	Taketa	$964
68 km or 42 mi	Ogi	$982
69 km or 43 mi	Asakura	$995
70 km or 43 mi	Ureshino	$961
70 km or 44 mi	Omura	$919