Honolulu vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	58	100
😀 Quality of life	85	96
🏙️ Population	351K	1.8M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 68% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 117th and 2284th ($3241 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 438th and 11th 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	$21.1	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$5550

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805