Honolulu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$2514
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$1422
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	58	85
😀 Quality of life	85	87
🏙️ Population	351K	2.87M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 254% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 79th and 5994th ($3331 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 433rd and 351st 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	$23.4	$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$17517

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$868
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$687
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$884
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$904
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$921
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$889
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$989
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1123
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$792
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1248
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$938
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$844
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$673
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$643
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$648
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$892
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$729
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$672
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$689
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$705
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$640
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$717
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$612
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$474
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$774
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$473
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$682
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$600
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$687
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$617
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$686
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$677
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$684