Honolulu vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$1634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	52
😀 Quality of life	87	67
🏙️ Population	351K	791K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 174% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 133rd and 4902nd ($3039 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 290th and 3769th 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	$19.9	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046