Charlotte vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Charlotte	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$1475	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$2428	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4235	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	62
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	875K	351K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 24% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 986th and 122nd ($2423 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 90th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Ranked 71st vs 103rd best cities to live in the United States, and 234th vs 322nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Honolulu

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	Charlotte	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1574	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2056	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2665	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.4	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1305	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24711	$20539

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2239
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2121
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2196
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2067
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2102
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1960
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2019
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2160
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1988
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2212
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2094
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2075
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1878
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2167
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2070
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2156
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1923
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2124
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1993
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2152
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2305
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2065
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1853
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2418
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1970
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2529
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1980
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1929
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2166
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2737
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2166
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2154
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2013

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182