Honolulu vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	58	77
😀 Quality of life	85	64
🏙️ Population	351K	1.9M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 302% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 79th and 6643rd ($3331 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 3rd in the United States and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United States vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 0.3 months in Manila. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Manila ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 433rd and 5317th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Honolulu	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.4	$5.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$931
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	7.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$2588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$7.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$12450

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$555
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$765
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$710
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$650
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$998
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$485
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$588
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$885
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$581
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$548
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$671
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$693
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$602
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$584
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$512
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$517
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$671
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$505
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$481
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$598
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$491
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$410
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$582
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$624
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$521
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$528
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$576
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$498
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$570
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$538
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$537
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$614
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$465
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$520
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$413