Honolulu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$1512
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$335
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	58	68
😀 Quality of life	85	70
🏙️ Population	351K	12.6M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 537% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 79th and 8548th ($3331 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 485th 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 433rd and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Zhengzhou

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	Honolulu	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.4	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$21955

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$520
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$520
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$514
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$504
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$457
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$484
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$522
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$516
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$513
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$502
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$524
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$491
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$487
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$513
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$529
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$525
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$555
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$538
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$540
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$533
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$540
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$610
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$507
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$521
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$589
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$637
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$612
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$599
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$556
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$575
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$549
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$567