Honolulu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$542
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$1116
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$1208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	62	96
😀 Quality of life	86	73
🏙️ Population	351K	12.5M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 190% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 153rd and 5167th ($2961 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 260th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Moscow

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	Honolulu	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$10868

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$658
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$587
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$653
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$525
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$629
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$597
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$573
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$526
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$597
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$488
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$497
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$612
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$488
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$466
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$423
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$437
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$427
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$596
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$455
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$462
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$420
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$299
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$446
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$419
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$472
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$414
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$542
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$406
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$425
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$439
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$517