Honolulu vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	54
😀 Quality of life	86	66
🏙️ Population	351K	8.78M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 369% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 151st and 7256th ($3020 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 301st and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Quanzhou

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	Honolulu	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$20567

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936