Honolulu vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	58	82
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	351K	468K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 40% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 117th and 1246th ($3241 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1054th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 139th vs 64th best cities to live in the United States, and 438th vs 245th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Raleigh

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	Honolulu	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736