Columbus vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$4025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	62
😀 Quality of life	87	86
🏙️ Population	906K	351K

The cost of living in Columbus is 26% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1282nd and 153rd ($2202 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 128th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Ranked 47th vs 65th best cities to live in the United States, and 202nd vs 260th 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	$18.1	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$19011

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064