Honolulu vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$2164
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$687
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	58	36
😀 Quality of life	85	51
🏙️ Population	351K	6.98M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 303% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 117th and 6740th ($3241 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 438th and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Zhanjiang

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	Honolulu	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$19015

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$789
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$790
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$694
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$664
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$738
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$896
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$605
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$699
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$832
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$844
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$816
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$564
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$608
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$848
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$577
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$534
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$774
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$580
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1718
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$585
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$674
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$587
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$782
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$769
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$795
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$571
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$666
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$939
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2415
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$587
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$587
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$760
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$533
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$584