Adelaide vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	58
😀 Quality of life	93	85
🏙️ Population	1.39M	351K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 28% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1210th and 117th ($2338 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 83rd in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 73rd and 438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Honolulu

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	Adelaide	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$23744

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

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