Honolulu vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	58	38
😀 Quality of life	85	88
🏙️ Population	351K	549K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 91% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 117th and 3269th ($3241 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 113th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 438th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Quebec City

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	Honolulu	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$7052

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934