Brisbane vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$7928
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$2072
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$3682
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$911
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$4111
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
58
😀 Quality of life
97
85
🏙️ Population
2.71M
351K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 30% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1241st and 79th ($2323 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 59th 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 1.2 months in Honolulu. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 433rd 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
$15.8
$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$9.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$172
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$26966

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Honolulu

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2997
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2649
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2760
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2676
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$3302
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2888
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3565
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$526
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$526
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3194