Honolulu vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$3307
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$1036
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$2765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	58	96
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	351K	3.76M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 141% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 117th and 4482nd ($3241 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 17th 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 2.1 months in Yokohama. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 438th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Yokohama

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	Honolulu	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$6364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$3332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$16118

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1127
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1104
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1034
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1100
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$957
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1138
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$980
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$909
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$982
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1116
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1160
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1104
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1073
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$992
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1176
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$981
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1137
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1116
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1096
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1155
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1035
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1144
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1097
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1130