Honolulu vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$938
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$1539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	52
😀 Quality of life	86	68
🏙️ Population	351K	791K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 181% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 153rd and 4949th ($2961 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 172nd 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 260th and 3500th 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	$19.8	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$15169

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1004
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1009
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1018
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1071
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1013
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1049
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1060
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$965
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1072
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$977
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$966
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1086
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$956
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1050
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1006
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$957
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$952
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1032
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$943
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$988
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$944
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$939
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1013
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1015
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$957
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$961
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$958
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$986
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$942