Honolulu vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	82
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	351K	577K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 55% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 122nd and 1864th ($3173 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 1525th 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 103rd vs 55th best cities to live in the United States, and 322nd vs 195th 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	$19.7	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$23971

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399