Honolulu vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	58	49
😀 Quality of life	85	92
🏙️ Population	351K	1.02M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 52% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 117th and 1668th ($3241 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 438th and 123rd 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	$21.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891