Honolulu vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$1957
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$828
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	62	61
😀 Quality of life	86	56
🏙️ Population	351K	9.4M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 337% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 153rd and 6976th ($2961 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 122nd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 260th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Ningbo

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	Honolulu	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$9922

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524