Honolulu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	62	72
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	351K	1.06M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 186% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 151st and 5132nd ($3020 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 301st and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Sendai

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	Honolulu	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$5986

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034