Honolulu vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	58	81
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	351K	577K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 56% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 117th and 1833rd ($3241 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1456th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 139th vs 70th best cities to live in the United States, and 438th vs 260th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Milwaukee

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	Honolulu	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$24369

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415