Honolulu vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2885
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$587
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$820
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	351K	15.5M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 170% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 133rd and 4816th ($3039 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 290th and 790th 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	$19.9	$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$13982

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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

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985