Charlotte vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$4236
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	62
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	875K	351K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 16% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 761st and 151st ($2528 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 134th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Ranked 62nd vs 79th best cities to live in the United States, and 252nd vs 301st 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	$16.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$19966

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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