Honolulu vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Honolulu Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3039
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7612
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$1950
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$3959
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$774
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4110
$2247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
62
97
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
351K
2.75M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 151% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 133rd and 4566th ($3039 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 290th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Honolulu vs Osaka infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Honolulu vs Osaka

Prices for goods and services in Honolulu and Osaka are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Honolulu Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.01
$3.7
 Cappuccino
$6.53
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1975
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1617
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3984
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3497
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.1
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8808
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8156
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$29.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$6.67
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.54
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.35
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.85
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31596
$5653

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016