Honolulu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honolulu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2961
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7256
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1873
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$3753
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$777
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4025
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
62
74
😀 Quality of life
86
82
🏙️ Population
351K
1.87M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 224% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 153rd and 5887th ($2961 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 260th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Tainan

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Honolulu Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.8
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.99
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$6.18
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1910
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3813
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3278
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10099
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8860
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$6.63
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.5
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.92
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.49
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.1
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1372
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19011
$11040

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2735
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2506
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2602
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2538
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$2716
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2655
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3169
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$491
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$491
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3064

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741