Honolulu vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	351K	15.7M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 146% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 122nd and 4522nd ($3173 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th 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 0.7 months in Istanbul. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 322nd and 1015th 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	$19.7	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$18637

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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

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013