Honolulu vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1593
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	62	99
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	351K	1.33M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 206% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 122nd and 5298th ($3173 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 260th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 322nd and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Saitama

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	Honolulu	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$17943

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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 Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$961
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1033
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$997
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$961
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$994
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$990
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$952
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$998
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1017
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1055