Atlanta vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$4156
😷 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 19% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 699th and 117th ($2617 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 83rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Ranked 58th vs 139th best cities to live in the United States, and 231st vs 438th 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	$20.9	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$23744

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

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