Honolulu vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3954
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	62	90
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	351K	1.51M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 29% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 122nd and 920th ($3173 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 1st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 322nd and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Munich

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	Honolulu	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$14492

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730