Honolulu vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$1624
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	62	98
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	351K	12.3M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 397% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 122nd and 7501st ($3173 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 322nd and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Wuhan

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	Honolulu	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$7838

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$609
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$629
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$646
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$632
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$585
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$671
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$625
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$638
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$590
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$587
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$570
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$574
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$598
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$572
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$595
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$604
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$596
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$575
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$547
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$567
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$552
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$546
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$548
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$631
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$511
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$592
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$555
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$526
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$532
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$580
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$534
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$571