Honolulu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$940
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	89
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	351K	13.9M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 391% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 122nd and 7452nd ($3173 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 98th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 322nd and 2435th 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	$19.7	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573