Atlanta vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$4236
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	62
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	499K	351K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 15% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 704th and 151st ($2570 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 134th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Ranked 38th vs 79th best cities to live in the United States, and 165th vs 301st 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	$17.4	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$19966

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159