Honolulu vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honolulu Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3020
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7218
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1911
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$3660
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$797
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4236
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
84
😀 Quality of life
86
81
🏙️ Population
351K
3.03M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 238% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 151st and 6071st ($3020 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 301st and 521st 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
$20.2
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.71
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.94
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1923
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1611
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3723
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3223
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.7
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.67%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8598
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8022
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.98
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.67
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.55
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.24
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1364
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19966
$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671