Detroit vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$4111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	58
😀 Quality of life	87	85
🏙️ Population	639K	351K

The cost of living in Detroit is 38% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1839th and 79th ($2070 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Ranked 98th vs 143rd best cities to live in the United States, and 319th vs 433rd 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	$17.9	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$26966

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

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