Chicago vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	62
😀 Quality of life	97	88
🏙️ Population	2.75M	351K

The cost of living in Chicago is 12% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 394th and 122nd ($2799 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 90th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Ranked 2nd vs 103rd best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 322nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Honolulu

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	Chicago	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$20539

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

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