Honolulu vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$4141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	75
😀 Quality of life	86	88
🏙️ Population	351K	486K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 46% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 151st and 1666th ($3020 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 1477th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 2 months in Omaha. Ranked 79th vs 57th best cities to live in the United States, and 301st vs 242nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Omaha

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	Honolulu	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$24732

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979