Honolulu vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honolulu Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3241
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7578
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$2025
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$3537
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$870
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$1949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
58
96
😀 Quality of life
85
78
🏙️ Population
351K
1.46M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 187% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 117th and 4965th ($3241 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 69th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 438th and 946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Kyoto

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Honolulu Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$105
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.56
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$7.91
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.21
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1695
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4086
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3027
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8726
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7721
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.03
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.5
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.83
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.87
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.61
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.9
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.5
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.01
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.04
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1887
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23744
$5281

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2925
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2610
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2700
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2643
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$3147
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2821
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3544
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$539
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$538
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3254

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041