Honolulu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2751
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$1368
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	62	84
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	351K	3.03M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 226% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 133rd and 6052nd ($3039 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 290th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Taichung

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	Honolulu	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$841
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$818
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$698
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$761
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$707
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$864
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$828
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$868
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1060
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$745
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1158
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$841
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$1028
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$801
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$661
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$654
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$666
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$821
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$807
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$683
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$713
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$642
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$719
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$605
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$592
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$776
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$691
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$795
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$726
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$712
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$643
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$719
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$702
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$716