Baltimore vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$4236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	62
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	586K	351K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 24% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1182nd and 151st ($2287 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 134th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Ranked 24th vs 79th best cities to live in the United States, and 131st vs 301st 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	$16.3	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$19966

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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