Honolulu vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$813
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	53
😀 Quality of life	86	53
🏙️ Population	351K	8.78M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 330% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 153rd and 6882nd ($2961 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 102nd 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 Quanzhou. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 260th and 6124th 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	$19.8	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083