Honolulu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	58	94
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	351K	4.05M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 192% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 117th and 5023rd ($3241 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 438th and 252nd 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	$21.1	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602