Columbus vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$4236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	62
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	906K	351K

The cost of living in Columbus is 29% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1476th and 151st ($2145 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 134th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Ranked 59th vs 79th best cities to live in the United States, and 249th vs 301st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Honolulu

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	Columbus	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$19966

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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