Honolulu vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$5581
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1437
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$2329
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$4148
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	58	70
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	351K	888K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 37% more expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 117th and 1140th ($3241 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 975th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Ranked 139th vs 82nd best cities to live in the United States, and 438th vs 289th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Indianapolis

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	Honolulu	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$6.94
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$25946

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931