Columbus vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	58
😀 Quality of life	92	85
🏙️ Population	906K	351K

The cost of living in Columbus is 34% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1686th and 117th ($2127 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 83rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Ranked 17th vs 139th best cities to live in the United States, and 96th vs 438th 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	$18.3	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$23744

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254