Honolulu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honolulu Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3331
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7928
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$2072
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$3682
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$911
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4111
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
58
93
😀 Quality of life
85
89
🏙️ Population
351K
2.36M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 237% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 79th and 5651st ($3331 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 433rd and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Taoyuan

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Honolulu Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.4
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.67
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$8.71
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.71
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2390
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1716
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4305
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3150
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.21%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8773
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7272
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$6.2
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.5
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.63
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.05
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.48
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$172
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26966
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473