Honolulu vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honolulu Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3331
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7928
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$2072
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$3682
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$911
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4111
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
58
94
😀 Quality of life
85
90
🏙️ Population
351K
2.43M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 167% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 79th and 4646th ($3331 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1st 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 433rd and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Taipei

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Honolulu Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.4
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.67
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$8.71
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.71
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2390
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1716
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4305
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3150
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.21%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8773
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7272
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$6.2
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.5
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.63
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.05
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.48
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$172
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26966
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2997
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2649
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2760
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2676
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$3302
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2888
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3565
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$526
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$526
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3194

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612