Honolulu vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$4005
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$760
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$1537
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$2885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	86	100
🏙️ Population	351K	14M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 90% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 153rd and 3238th ($2961 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 3rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 260th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Tokyo

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	Honolulu	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$15051

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1117
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1115
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1053
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1067
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1091
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$985
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1143
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1049
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1031
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1063