Detroit vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$3039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$7612
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1950
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$3959
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$774
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$4110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	62
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	639K	351K

The cost of living in Detroit is 34% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1856th and 133rd ($2006 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 103rd 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 53rd vs 78th best cities to live in the United States, and 216th vs 290th 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	$17.4	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1617
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$3984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$3497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$8808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$8156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$6.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$6.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$4.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$5.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$31596

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085