Honolulu vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	62	70
😀 Quality of life	87	67
🏙️ Population	351K	12.7M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 198% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 133rd and 5553rd ($3039 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 290th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Suzhou

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	Honolulu	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645