Honolulu vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$3947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	81
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	351K	577K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 47% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 133rd and 1688th ($3039 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 1442nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 78th vs 43rd best cities to live in the United States, and 290th vs 188th 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	$19.9	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$24309

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392