Honolulu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	58	21
😀 Quality of life	85	46
🏙️ Population	351K	6.56M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 451% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 79th and 7943rd ($3331 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 433rd and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Shaoyang

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	Honolulu	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.4	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$13867

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619