Cost of living comparison

Honolulu (HI), United States

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Honolulu Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 50.4% cheaper than Honolulu.

Restaurants: pay 67.3% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 46.3% less in Japan
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Japan
Housing: pay 65.8% less in Japan
Childcare: pay 71.9% less in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% less in Japan
Clothing: pay 42.4% less in Japan

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Japan.

Japan vs. Honolulu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Honolulu, you would:

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pay 67.3% less for restaurants

	Honolulu	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$6.44 ¥947	-67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.00	$4.94 ¥727	-64.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.01	$0.97 ¥143	-67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.37	$0.73 ¥108	-69.1%
Average			-67.3%

Honolulu vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.3% less for groceries

	Honolulu	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$6.64	$1.52 ¥224	-77.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.54	$5.72 ¥841	-50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62	$5.46 ¥802	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.71	$2.02 ¥297	-69.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.86	$2.73 ¥401	-60.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.79	$2.17 ¥320	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66	$1.02 ¥151	-38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.61	$1.64 ¥241	-37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.57	$2.04 ¥299	-42.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98	$1.26 ¥186	-36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04	$1.08 ¥159	-46.9%
Average			-46.3%

Honolulu vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Honolulu	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80	$4.22 ¥621	-12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.00	$57.82 ¥8,501	-27.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,517.98	$22,042.19 ¥3,241,194	-34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.38	$25.42 ¥3,738	+4.3%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 65.8% less for housing

	Honolulu	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.57	$31.09 ¥4,572	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,233.53	$500.38 ¥73,578	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,853.57	$325.42 ¥47,851	-82.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.81	$113.04 ¥16,622	-48.3%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 71.9% less for childcare

	Honolulu	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,375.00	$288.10 ¥42,364	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,500.00	$11,095.30 ¥1,631,509	-64.8%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Honolulu	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.71 ¥398	-66.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.73	$2.78 ¥408	-58.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.00	$3.98 ¥586	-66.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.16	$57.72 ¥8,487	+4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$11.97 ¥1,761	-20.2%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 42.4% less for clothing

	Honolulu	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86	$40.54 ¥5,962	-29.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.16	$26.82 ¥3,943	-54.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.43	$54.08 ¥7,952	-51.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.50	$81.66 ¥12,008	-33.3%
Average			-42.4%

Honolulu vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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