Arlington vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	62
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	394K	351K

The cost of living in Arlington is 41% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 2476th and 122nd ($1856 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 90th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Ranked 405th vs 103rd best cities to live in the United States, and 1375th vs 322nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Honolulu

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	Arlington	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$20539

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182