Honolulu vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	62	64
😀 Quality of life	86	55
🏙️ Population	351K	1.76M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 242% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 151st and 6124th ($3020 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 3rd in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 301st and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Quito

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	Honolulu	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493