Honolulu vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	91
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	351K	2.75M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 57% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 122nd and 1942nd ($3173 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 322nd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Rome

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	Honolulu	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$10916

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323