Honolulu vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	52
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	351K	791K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 215% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 122nd and 5515th ($3173 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 404th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 322nd and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Niigata

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	Honolulu	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001