Denver vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$4236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	62
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	716K	351K

The cost of living in Denver is 10% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 463rd and 151st ($2717 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 134th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Denver compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Ranked 35th vs 79th best cities to live in the United States, and 158th vs 301st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Honolulu

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	Denver	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$19966

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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