Honolulu vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	62	93
😀 Quality of life	88	98
🏙️ Population	351K	2.14M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 36% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 122nd and 1191st ($3173 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 3rd in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 322nd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Perth

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	Honolulu	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736