Adelaide vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$4236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	62
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	1.39M	351K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 35% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1894th and 151st ($1978 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 134th 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 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 46th and 301st 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	$14.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$19966

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1669
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159