Detroit vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$4025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	62
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	639K	351K

The cost of living in Detroit is 33% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1843rd and 153rd ($1979 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 128th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Ranked 38th vs 65th best cities to live in the United States, and 172nd vs 260th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Honolulu

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	Detroit	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$19011

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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