Honolulu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Honolulu | Taichung | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Honolulu is 215% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 122nd and 5518th ($3173 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 322nd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Honolulu vs Taichung
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| Honolulu | Taichung | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Honolulu
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.1 mi |  East Honolulu | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Pearl | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Waipahu | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Mililani Mauka | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kahului | |
| 191 km or 118 mi | Kauai | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Kailua-Kona | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Hilo | |
| 2149 km or 1335 mi |  London | |
| 3662 km or 2275 mi |  Djarrit | |
| 3674 km or 2283 mi | Majuro | |
| 3836 km or 2383 mi | Eureka | |
| 3840 km or 2386 mi | Ukiah | |
| 3843 km or 2388 mi | Pacifica | |
| 3847 km or 2390 mi | Daly | |
| 3848 km or 2391 mi | San Bruno | |
| 3849 km or 2392 mi | South San Francisco | |
| 3849 km or 2392 mi | Millbrae | |
| 3850 km or 2392 mi | Windsor | |
| 3852 km or 2393 mi | Rohnert Park | |
| 3852 km or 2393 mi | San Rafael | |
| 3852 km or 2394 mi | Burlingame | |
| 3853 km or 2394 mi | Petaluma | |
| 3853 km or 2394 mi | Novato | |
| 3854 km or 2395 mi | San Francisco | |
| 3855 km or 2395 mi | Santa Rosa | |
| 3855 km or 2396 mi | San Mateo | |
| 3856 km or 2396 mi | Belmont | |
| 3858 km or 2397 mi | San Carlos | |
| 3859 km or 2398 mi | South Tarawa | |
| 3859 km or 2398 mi | Foster | |
| 3859 km or 2398 mi | Redwood | |
| 3860 km or 2398 mi | Monterey | |
| 3860 km or 2399 mi | Santa Cruz | |
| 3863 km or 2400 mi | Menlo Park | |
| 3864 km or 2401 mi | Seaside | |
| 3866 km or 2402 mi | Richmond | |
| 3866 km or 2402 mi | Palo Alto | |
| 3867 km or 2403 mi | San Pablo | |
| 3867 km or 2403 mi | Los Altos |
Cities near Taichung
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 10 mi |  Changhua | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Nantou | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Miaoli | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Douliu | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Chiayi | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Zhubei | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | New Taipei | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Yilan | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Taipei | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Tainan | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Keelung | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Taitung | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 220 km or 137 mi |  Putian | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Kinmen | |
| 255 km or 159 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Xiamen | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Ningde | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 354 km or 220 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Nanping | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Longyan | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Sanming | |
| 403 km or 251 mi | Rui'an | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Shantou | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Jieyang | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Meizhou | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Puning | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 476 km or 295 mi | Wenling | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 484 km or 301 mi | Lishui | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Linhai | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Shangrao |