Honolulu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	62	24
😀 Quality of life	86	39
🏙️ Population	351K	6.56M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 410% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 151st and 7740th ($3020 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 301st and 7044th 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	$20.2	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600