Honolulu vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	58	74
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	351K	486K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 61% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 117th and 1987th ($3241 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1557th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Ranked 139th vs 63rd best cities to live in the United States, and 438th vs 243rd 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	$21.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$24676

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995