Honolulu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$1649
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	96
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	351K	17.7M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 217% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 133rd and 5948th ($3039 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 290th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Shenzhen

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	Honolulu	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$24117

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618