Honolulu vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$3651
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$1648
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$126
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	58	19
😀 Quality of life	85	23
🏙️ Population	351K	2.86M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 93% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 117th and 3341st ($3241 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1st in the United States and North Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.1 months in Pyongyang. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 438th and 9065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Pyongyang

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	Honolulu	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$8.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$1642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$17.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$4.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$4189

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1551
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1580
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1574
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1560
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1551
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1572
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1539
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1560
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1568
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1540
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1545
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1563
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1572
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1049
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$534
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$544
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1068
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$937
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1008
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1092
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1604
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1057
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1167
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1363
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1117
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1120
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$988
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1162
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1044
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$517
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1112
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1425
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1063
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1292
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$867