Honolulu vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$3329
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$689
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$1222
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1095
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	58	95
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	351K	15.7M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 148% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 117th and 4562nd ($3241 vs $1305) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1st in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.8 months in Istanbul. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 438th and 925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Istanbul

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	Honolulu	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$4.11
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$20004

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041