Honolulu vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	62	93
😀 Quality of life	88	84
🏙️ Population	351K	2.33M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 237% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 122nd and 5995th ($3173 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 7th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 322nd and 482nd 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	$19.7	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$14970

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451