Baltimore vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	58
😀 Quality of life	91	85
🏙️ Population	586K	351K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 31% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1414th and 117th ($2234 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 83rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Ranked 41st vs 139th best cities to live in the United States, and 164th vs 438th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Honolulu

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	Baltimore	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$23744

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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