Honolulu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$4001
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$1006
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$1104
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	58	96
😀 Quality of life	85	72
🏙️ Population	351K	13.3M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 98% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 79th and 3277th ($3331 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 433rd and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Honolulu	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.4	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$20160

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749