Honolulu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$2945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	351K	1.8M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 67% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 122nd and 2306th ($3173 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 52nd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 322nd and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Montreal

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	Honolulu	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$4789

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811