Honolulu vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	94
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	351K	467K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 13% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 133rd and 464th ($3039 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 406th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Ranked 78th vs 181st best cities to live in the United States, and 290th vs 769th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Long Beach

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	Honolulu	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$21877

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614