Honolulu vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$4810
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	62	88
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	351K	653K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 15% more expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 151st and 603rd ($3020 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 553rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Ranked 79th vs 34th best cities to live in the United States, and 301st vs 157th 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	$20.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741