Honolulu vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$1644
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$754
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	58	83
😀 Quality of life	85	67
🏙️ Population	351K	15.4M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 342% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 117th and 7076th ($3241 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1st in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 438th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Mumbai

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	Honolulu	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$4412

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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 Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$475
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$379
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$294
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$502
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$346
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$268
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$693
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$362
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$344
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$303
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$282
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$282
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$302
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$382
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$319
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$428
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$385
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$388
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$441
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$373
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$397
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$324
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$349
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$254
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$321
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$286
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$378
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$355
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$297
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$301
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$301