Honolulu vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honolulu Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3039
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7612
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1950
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$3959
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$774
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4110
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
62
74
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
351K
1.87M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 261% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 133rd and 6292nd ($3039 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 9th 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 Tainan. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 290th and 499th 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
$19.9
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.01
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$6.53
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1975
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1617
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3984
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3497
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8808
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8156
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$6.67
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.54
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.35
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.85
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31596
$18526

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2776
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2571
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2601
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2554
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$3033
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2719
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3271
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$520
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$521
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3085

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719