Canberra vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$4236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	62
😀 Quality of life	84	86
🏙️ Population	381K	351K

The cost of living in Canberra is 33% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1768th and 151st ($2023 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 388th and 301st 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	$14.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$19966

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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