Honolulu vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	58	74
😀 Quality of life	85	70
🏙️ Population	351K	9.07M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 463% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 117th and 8176th ($3241 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 438th and 3872nd 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	$21.1	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523