Honolulu vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$5277
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2028
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	65
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	351K	508K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 50% more expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 122nd and 1700th ($3173 vs $2110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 1417th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Ranked 103rd vs 95th best cities to live in the United States, and 322nd vs 299th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Kansas

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	Honolulu	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$85.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$6.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$2177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$6.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$28880

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2237
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2266
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2390
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2311
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1902
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2248
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2052
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1647
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1841
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2261
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1943
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2160
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1912
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1574
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1893
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1368
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1761
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1638
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1875
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1830
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1848
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1280
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1522
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1963
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1535
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1614
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1729
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2106
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1899
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1855