Arlington vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$4111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	58
😀 Quality of life	78	85
🏙️ Population	394K	351K

The cost of living in Arlington is 43% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 2324th and 79th ($1913 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Ranked 262nd vs 143rd best cities to live in the United States, and 895th vs 433rd 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	$16	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$26966

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

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