Honolulu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	96
😀 Quality of life	86	80
🏙️ Population	351K	17.7M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 230% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 151st and 5950th ($3020 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 301st and 545th 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	$20.2	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609