Honolulu vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	77
😀 Quality of life	87	64
🏙️ Population	351K	9.94M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 208% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 133rd and 5792nd ($3039 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 290th and 4404th 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	$19.9	$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$8320

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$779
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$726
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$687
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$591
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$605
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$612
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$640
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$553
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$588
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$496
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$597
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$699
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$500
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$643
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$549
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$515
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$517
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$560
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$522
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$564
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$490
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$498
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$509
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$617
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$504
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$495
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$406
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$679
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$781
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$454
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$594
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$770
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$641
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$673
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$722