Honolulu vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	58	94
😀 Quality of life	85	96
🏙️ Population	351K	2.14M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 30% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 79th and 791st ($3331 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 433rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Honolulu	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913