Honolulu vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	62	38
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	351K	549K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 84% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 151st and 2883rd ($3020 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 110th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 301st and 310th 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	$20.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732