Honolulu vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	20
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	351K	6.44M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 388% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 122nd and 7433rd ($3173 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 94th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 322nd and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Shangrao

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	Honolulu	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620