Honolulu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$776
😷 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 439% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 117th and 7929th ($3241 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 438th and 7123rd 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	$21.1	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$11939

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615