Berlin vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$4025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	3.68M	351K

The cost of living in Berlin is 32% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1759th and 153rd ($2013 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 128th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Honolulu ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 19th and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Honolulu

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	Berlin	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$19011

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

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