Brisbane vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$3039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$7612
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$1950
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$3959
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$774
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$4110
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
62
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
2.36M
351K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 18% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 781st and 133rd ($2491 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 103rd in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Honolulu ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Honolulu

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Brisbane Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$8.01
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1617
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$3984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$3497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$8808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$8156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$6.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$6.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$4.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$5.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$31596

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Honolulu

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2776
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2571
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2601
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2554
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$3033
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2719
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3271
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$520
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$521
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3085