Honolulu vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	100
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	351K	1.6M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 23% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 122nd and 744th ($3173 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 660th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 103rd vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 322nd vs 95th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Philadelphia

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	Honolulu	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886