Arlington vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$4156
😷 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 41% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 2397th and 117th ($1907 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 83rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Ranked 264th vs 139th best cities to live in the United States, and 894th vs 438th 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	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$23744

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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