Detroit vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$4236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	62
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	639K	351K

The cost of living in Detroit is 32% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1678th and 151st ($2064 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 134th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Ranked 83rd vs 79th best cities to live in the United States, and 315th vs 301st 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	$17.3	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$19966

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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