Baltimore vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$4025
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	62
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	586K	351K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 26% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1292nd and 153rd ($2197 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 128th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Ranked 12th vs 65th best cities to live in the United States, and 89th vs 260th 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	$15.1	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$19011

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064