Honolulu vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$1506
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$153
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$261
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$604
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	58	31
😀 Quality of life	85	46
🏙️ Population	351K	7.06M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 518% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 117th and 8565th ($3241 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 466th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 438th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Luoyang

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	Honolulu	Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$19226

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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 Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$514
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$506
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$518
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$516
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$518
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$523
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$507
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$516
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$516
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$534
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$520
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$529
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$518
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$509
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$541
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$522
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$517
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$512
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$491
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$489
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$506
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$498
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$483
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$551
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$526
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$505
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$578
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$510
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$543
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$494
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$531
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$569
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$555
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$521
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$598