Honolulu vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	50
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	351K	1.02M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 47% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 151st and 1701st ($3020 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 25th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 301st and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Ottawa

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	Honolulu	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800