Honolulu vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$3291
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$535
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$1789
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	87	86
🏙️ Population	351K	2.6M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 162% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 133rd and 4715th ($3039 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 290th and 311th 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	$19.9	$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$1028
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$868
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$828
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$864
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$698
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$931
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$841
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$818
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$761
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$707
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$706
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$661
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$841
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$683
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$666
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$654
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$719
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$821
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$776
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$807
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$712
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$673
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$719
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$702
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$713
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$643
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$731
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$708
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$633
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$716
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$592
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$605