Honolulu vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$2574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	351K	14.3M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 87% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 122nd and 3130th ($3173 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 322nd and 4th 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	$19.7	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$14795

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961