Honolulu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	90
😀 Quality of life	87	71
🏙️ Population	351K	13.9M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 328% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 133rd and 6862nd ($3039 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 81st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 290th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Tianjin

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	Honolulu	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618