Honolulu vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison
Updated:
| Honolulu | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Honolulu is 175% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 151st and 4858th ($3020 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 301st and 675th among best cities to live in the world.
Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power
Share this infographic!
Prices in Honolulu vs Shanghai
Prices for goods and services in Honolulu and Shanghai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.
| Honolulu | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
Cost of living in other countries
Cost of living
More cities to compare
Cost of Living in the nearest cities
Cities near Honolulu
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.1 mi |  East Honolulu | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Pearl | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Waipahu | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Mililani Mauka | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kahului | |
| 191 km or 118 mi | Kauai | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Kailua-Kona | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Hilo | |
| 2149 km or 1335 mi |  London | |
| 3662 km or 2275 mi |  Djarrit | |
| 3674 km or 2283 mi | Majuro | |
| 3836 km or 2383 mi | Eureka | |
| 3840 km or 2386 mi | Ukiah | |
| 3843 km or 2388 mi | Pacifica | |
| 3847 km or 2390 mi | Daly | |
| 3848 km or 2391 mi | San Bruno | |
| 3849 km or 2392 mi | South San Francisco | |
| 3849 km or 2392 mi | Millbrae | |
| 3850 km or 2392 mi | Windsor | |
| 3852 km or 2393 mi | Rohnert Park | |
| 3852 km or 2393 mi | San Rafael | |
| 3852 km or 2394 mi | Burlingame | |
| 3853 km or 2394 mi | Petaluma | |
| 3853 km or 2394 mi | Novato | |
| 3854 km or 2395 mi | San Francisco | |
| 3855 km or 2395 mi | Santa Rosa | |
| 3855 km or 2396 mi | San Mateo | |
| 3856 km or 2396 mi | Belmont | |
| 3858 km or 2397 mi | San Carlos | |
| 3859 km or 2398 mi | South Tarawa | |
| 3859 km or 2398 mi | Foster | |
| 3859 km or 2398 mi | Redwood | |
| 3860 km or 2398 mi | Monterey | |
| 3860 km or 2399 mi | Santa Cruz | |
| 3863 km or 2400 mi | Menlo Park | |
| 3864 km or 2401 mi | Seaside | |
| 3866 km or 2402 mi | Richmond | |
| 3866 km or 2402 mi | Palo Alto | |
| 3867 km or 2403 mi | San Pablo | |
| 3867 km or 2403 mi | Los Altos |
Cities near Shanghai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 km or 5.8 mi |  Pudong | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Taicang | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kunshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Qidong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Suzhou | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Haimen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Changshu | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nantong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Wuxi | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Huzhou | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Ningbo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Yixing | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Changzhou | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Rugao | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Taixing | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hai'an | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Liyang | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Guangde | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Danyang | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Taizhou | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Dongtai | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jurong | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Ningguo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Yiwu | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Xinghua | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Yizheng | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Linhai | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Nanjing |