Honolulu vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	78
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	351K	689K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 26% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 122nd and 832nd ($3173 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 741st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 103rd vs 65th best cities to live in the United States, and 322nd vs 218th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Nashville

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	Honolulu	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508