Honolulu vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	62	98
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	351K	3.42M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 70% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 151st and 2443rd ($3020 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 5th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 301st and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Madrid

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	Honolulu	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$10042

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522