Honolulu vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$4312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	58	90
😀 Quality of life	85	94
🏙️ Population	351K	1.51M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 32% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 79th and 863rd ($3331 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 433rd and 44th 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	$23.4	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$17274

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714