Honolulu vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	351K	24.9M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 149% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 153rd and 4461st ($2961 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 260th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Shanghai

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	Honolulu	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740