Cleveland vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cleveland	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4394	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$1817	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$4236
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	62
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	373K	351K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 37% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 2110th and 151st ($1899 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 134th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Ranked 80th vs 79th best cities to live in the United States, and 305th vs 301st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Honolulu

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	Cleveland	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.3	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2260	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1026	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1016	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18828	$19966

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860

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