Canberra vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$4156
😷 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 31% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1443rd and 117th ($2223 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 83rd 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 479th and 438th 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	$15.5	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$23744

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254