Honolulu vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honolulu Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2961
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7256
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$1873
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$3753
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$777
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4025
$1764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
62
99
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
351K
1.33M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 178% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 153rd and 4896th ($2961 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 260th and 484th 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
$19.8
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.8
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.99
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$6.18
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1910
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3813
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3278
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.6
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10099
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8860
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$6.63
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.5
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.92
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.49
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.1
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1372
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19011
$13860

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039