Honolulu vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$1141
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$818
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$1896
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	58	92
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	351K	2.33M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 192% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 79th and 4892nd ($3331 vs $1141) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 41st 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Nagoya. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Nagoya ranked 41st in Japan, while ranked 433rd and 865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Nagoya

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	Honolulu	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.4	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$3.07
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$1124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$4.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$14392

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$961
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$954
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$966
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$958
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$958
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$961
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$948
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$943
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$963
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$958
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$938
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$961
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$949
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$947
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$958
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$937
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$942
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$957
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$960
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$940
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$961
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$913
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$931
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$930
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$957
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$958
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$922
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$937
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$921
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$941
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$938
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$955
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$931