Honolulu vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	58	100
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	351K	8.8M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 21% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 79th and 4th ($3331 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Ranked 143rd vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 433rd vs 15th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs New York City

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	Honolulu	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.4	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192