Honolulu vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$3318
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1162
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$2036
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	351K	1.46M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 151% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 133rd and 4577th ($3039 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 47th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 290th and 108th 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	$19.9	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$7456

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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 Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1049
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1047
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1051
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1034
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1019
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1120
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1023
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1063
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$1012
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1025
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1057
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$1002
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1169
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1027
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1068
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1362
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1077
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1021
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1028
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1052
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1068
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$988
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1073