Honolulu vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$1592
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$355
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	62	18
😀 Quality of life	88	43
🏙️ Population	351K	9.71M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 446% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 122nd and 7983rd ($3173 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 239th 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 1.1 months in Nanyang. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Nanyang ranked 352nd in China, while ranked 322nd and 7334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Nanyang

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	Honolulu	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$4.89
🥤 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	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$2934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$1589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$12618

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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 Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$553
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$526
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$552
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$535
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$555
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$525
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$580
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$542
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$553
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$523
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$582
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$507
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$543
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$517
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$583
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$517
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$513
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$518
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$522
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$510
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$574
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$516
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$582
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$503
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$513
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$575
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$579
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$570
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$505
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$515
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$506
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$585
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$546
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$489