Brisbane vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$4025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	62
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	2.36M	351K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 20% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 930th and 153rd ($2356 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 128th 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 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Honolulu ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 18th and 260th 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	$13.8	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$19011

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693

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