Honolulu vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$6281
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1609
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2681
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$5052
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	62	88
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	351K	653K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 18% more expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 122nd and 587th ($3173 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 516th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Ranked 103rd vs 39th best cities to live in the United States, and 322nd vs 139th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Portland

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	Honolulu	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$19200

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745