Honolulu vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$3114
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$730
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$1434
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	62	96
😀 Quality of life	86	74
🏙️ Population	351K	13.1M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 143% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 151st and 4359th ($3020 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th 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 79th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 301st and 1187th 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	$20.2	$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$12252

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$786
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$676
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$743
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$633
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$719
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$538
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$552
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$681
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$564
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$540
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$505
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$513
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$479
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$430
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$584
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$717
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$528
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$490
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$448
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$300
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$473
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$434
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$474
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$438
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$524
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$440
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$486
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$552
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$592