Honolulu vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3995
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	58	68
😀 Quality of life	85	91
🏙️ Population	351K	504K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 41% more expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 117th and 1283rd ($3241 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1085th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Ranked 139th vs 29th best cities to live in the United States, and 438th vs 142nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Mesa

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	Honolulu	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$15548

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004