Honolulu vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$533
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	62	60
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	351K	9.4M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 345% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 122nd and 7025th ($3173 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 46th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 322nd and 6133rd 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	$19.7	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$15234

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531