Honolulu vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	52
😀 Quality of life	86	67
🏙️ Population	351K	791K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 185% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 151st and 5101st ($3020 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 306th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 301st and 3754th 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	$20.2	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$15118

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052