Honolulu vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	58	49
😀 Quality of life	85	91
🏙️ Population	351K	1.02M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 57% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 79th and 1688th ($3331 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 22nd 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 433rd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Honolulu	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.4	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$17263

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875