Honolulu vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	58	99
😀 Quality of life	85	96
🏙️ Population	351K	2.11M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 31% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 117th and 916th ($3241 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 438th and 14th 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	$21.1	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544