Honolulu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honolulu New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3039
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7612
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1950
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$3959
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$774
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4110
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
62
95
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
351K
4.04M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 187% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 133rd and 5212th ($3039 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 2nd in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 290th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs New Taipei

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Honolulu New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.01
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$6.53
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1975
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1617
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3984
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3497
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8808
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8156
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$6.67
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.54
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.35
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.85
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31596
$13786

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2776
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2571
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2601
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2554
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$3033
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2719
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3271
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$520
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$521
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3085

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605