Honolulu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$430
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	62	74
😀 Quality of life	88	83
🏙️ Population	351K	1.87M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 255% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 122nd and 6262nd ($3173 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 322nd and 549th 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	$19.7	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$6518

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$914
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$894
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$854
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$894
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$914
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$1006
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$695
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$993
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$868
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$942
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$901
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$802
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1135
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$615
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1313
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$707
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1030
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$634
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$628
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$589
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$454
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$451
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$697
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$579
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$628
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$669
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$616
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$671
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$941
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$700
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$753
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$766
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$600
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$608
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$696