Honolulu vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	62	85
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	351K	9.07M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 473% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 122nd and 8245th ($3173 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 341st 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 Shenyang. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 322nd and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Shenyang

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	Honolulu	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501