Honolulu vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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