Honolulu vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$2601
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	87	99
🏙️ Population	351K	14.3M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 85% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 133rd and 3085th ($3039 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 290th and 3rd 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	$19.9	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033