Columbus vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	62
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	906K	351K

The cost of living in Columbus is 31% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1512th and 122nd ($2181 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 90th 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 64th vs 103rd best cities to live in the United States, and 217th vs 322nd 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	$19.3	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$20539

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

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