Atlanta vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Atlanta	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2628	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6005	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$1574	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5455	$4111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	58
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	499K	351K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 21% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 688th and 79th ($2628 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Ranked 49th vs 143rd best cities to live in the United States, and 199th vs 433rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Honolulu

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	Atlanta	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1746	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1275	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2981	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.8	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2636	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.6	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$160	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1605	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$26966

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2410
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2360
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2376
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2372
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2406
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2352
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2409
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2416
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2334
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2405
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2243
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2486
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2429
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2458
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2651
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2968
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2289
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2494
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2069
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2253
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2472
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2105
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2254
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2240
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2003
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2233
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1922
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1771
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2187
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1993
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1602
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1852
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1967
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1955
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1930
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2010

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