Honolulu vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$5236
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1406
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4277
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	70
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	351K	1.61M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 36% more expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 122nd and 1184th ($3173 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 1035th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.8 months in Phoenix. Ranked 103rd vs 52nd best cities to live in the United States, and 322nd vs 181st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Phoenix

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	Honolulu	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$16644

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766