Honolulu vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	58	91
😀 Quality of life	85	91
🏙️ Population	351K	2.75M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 56% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 117th and 1819th ($3241 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd 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 139th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 438th and 179th 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	$21.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358