Honolulu vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	92
😀 Quality of life	86	67
🏙️ Population	351K	9.21M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 160% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 151st and 4604th ($3020 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 7th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 301st and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Mexico City

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	Honolulu	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$9034

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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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804