Honolulu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$1180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	62	93
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	351K	2.29M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 244% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 153rd and 6163rd ($2961 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 260th and 264th 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	$19.8	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$13937

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$917
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$860
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1011
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1169
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$746
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$863
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$860
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$890
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$857
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$725
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$675
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$913
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$952
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$664
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$694
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$689
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$676
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$851
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$721
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$744
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$787
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$678
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$735
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$667
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$741
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$719
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$655
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$588
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$811
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$725
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$644
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$716