Honolulu vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	62	69
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	351K	1.61M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 26% more expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 151st and 955th ($3020 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 875th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Ranked 79th vs 31st best cities to live in the United States, and 301st vs 146th 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	$20.2	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$12281

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724