Honolulu vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	77
😀 Quality of life	85	70
🏙️ Population	351K	9.94M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 201% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 117th and 5141st ($3241 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 438th and 4052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Lima

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	Honolulu	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$9668

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$844
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$796
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$752
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$611
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$618
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$662
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$608
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$661
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$540
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$664
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$746
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$596
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$691
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$617
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$607
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$676
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$619
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$652
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$605
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$660
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$571
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$605
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$650
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$594
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$714
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$668
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$461
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$760
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$727
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$590
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$822
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$665
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$675
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$755