Honolulu vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$3699
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	62	79
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	351K	709K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 32% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 151st and 1171st ($3020 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 1st in the United States and Norway, respectively. Check the United States vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 301st and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Oslo

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	Honolulu	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006