Denver vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Denver	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2848	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6447	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$1737	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$748	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4578	$4111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	58
😀 Quality of life	89	85
🏙️ Population	716K	351K

The cost of living in Denver is 14% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 365th and 79th ($2848 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Denver compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Ranked 53rd vs 143rd best cities to live in the United States, and 218th vs 433rd 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	$19.7	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.7	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5706	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3714	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.29	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.53	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.9	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2053	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21391	$26966

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2548
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2749
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2642
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2729
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2542
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2594
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2800
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2534
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$3013
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2571
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2506
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2028
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2367
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$1961
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1900
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1674
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2417
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1875
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1741
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1524
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2237
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2470
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1730
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1646

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194