Honolulu vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	54
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	351K	525K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 7% more expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 151st and 313th ($3020 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 277th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ranked 79th vs 81st best cities to live in the United States, and 301st vs 308th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Sacramento

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	Honolulu	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045