Honolulu vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	62	99
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	351K	3.9M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 5% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 133rd and 72nd ($3039 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 78th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 290th vs 47th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Los Angeles

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	Honolulu	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754