Canberra vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$4111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	58
😀 Quality of life	85	85
🏙️ Population	381K	351K

The cost of living in Canberra is 32% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1373rd and 79th ($2258 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 438th and 433rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Honolulu

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	Canberra	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$26966

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

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