Honolulu vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	62	99
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	351K	2.15M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 33% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 151st and 1222nd ($3020 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 301st and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Paris

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	Honolulu	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293