Honolulu vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	58	29
😀 Quality of life	85	47
🏙️ Population	351K	1.58M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 283% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 79th and 6442nd ($3331 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 117th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 433rd and 7043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Leon

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	Honolulu	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.4	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$3154

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832