Detroit vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	62
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	639K	351K

The cost of living in Detroit is 33% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1636th and 122nd ($2133 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 90th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Ranked 99th vs 103rd best cities to live in the United States, and 311th vs 322nd 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	$19.9	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$20539

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182