Honolulu vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$3182
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$721
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$1296
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$410
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$892
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	92
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	351K	9.21M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 138% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 122nd and 4418th ($3173 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 5th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 322nd and 3317th 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	$19.7	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$11015

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$908
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$926
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$842
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$977
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$717
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$914
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$912
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$936
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1184
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$875
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$858
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$873
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$875
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$784
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$643
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$893
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$860
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1030