Honolulu vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$3902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	86	100
🏙️ Population	351K	5.03M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 38% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 151st and 1365th ($3020 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 301st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Melbourne

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	Honolulu	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963