Honolulu vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	62	63
😀 Quality of life	87	60
🏙️ Population	351K	1.76M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 237% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 133rd and 6126th ($3039 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Quito. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 290th and 5262nd 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	$19.9	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$7183

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483