Honolulu vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	58	94
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	351K	467K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 24% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 79th and 604th ($3331 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 532nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 143rd vs 279th best cities to live in the United States, and 433rd vs 958th 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	$23.4	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$19617

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164