Honolulu vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	62	82
😀 Quality of life	86	88
🏙️ Population	351K	468K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 26% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 151st and 972nd ($3020 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 892nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 79th vs 51st best cities to live in the United States, and 301st vs 221st 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	$20.2	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682