Honolulu vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$976
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	62	29
😀 Quality of life	88	49
🏙️ Population	351K	6.17M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 310% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 122nd and 6772nd ($3173 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 322nd and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Maoming

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	Honolulu	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$16634

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941