Honolulu vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$1586
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$366
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	58	17
😀 Quality of life	85	44
🏙️ Population	351K	9.71M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 460% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 117th and 8149th ($3241 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 300th 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 Nanyang. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Nanyang ranked 322nd in China, while ranked 438th and 7322nd 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	$21.1	$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$14394

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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 Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$555
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$526
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$561
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$544
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$570
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$523
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$554
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$543
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$520
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$594
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$491
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$553
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$596
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$509
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$525
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$518
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$514
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$590
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$516
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$598
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$506
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$589
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$591
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$585
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$517
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$518
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$529
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$507
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$562
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$489