Honolulu vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$479
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	62	63
😀 Quality of life	86	61
🏙️ Population	351K	2.01M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 248% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 153rd and 6208th ($2961 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th 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 0.6 months in Quito. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 260th and 5206th 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	$19.8	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$7844

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416