Honolulu vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	50
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	351K	1.02M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 51% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 122nd and 1744th ($3173 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 24th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 322nd and 129th 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	$19.7	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$15527

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822