Berlin vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4236
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	3.78M	351K

The cost of living in Berlin is 33% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1762nd and 151st ($2027 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 134th 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 301st 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	$14.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$19966

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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