Brisbane vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$4236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	62
😀 Quality of life	97	86
🏙️ Population	2.71M	351K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 33% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1792nd and 151st ($2016 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 134th 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 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 7th and 301st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brisbane	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$19966

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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