Honolulu vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$2534
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$592
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	79
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	351K	9.94M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 205% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 122nd and 5274th ($3173 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th 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 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 322nd and 3631st 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	$19.7	$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$8454

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745