Honolulu vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$5777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	87	97
🏙️ Population	351K	8.8M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 25% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 133rd and 5th ($3039 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 3rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Ranked 78th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 290th vs 13th 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	$19.9	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$20585

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108