Honolulu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	351K	1.76M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 56% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 133rd and 2002nd ($3039 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 54th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 290th and 60th 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	$19.9	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$6957

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610