Honolulu vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	54
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	351K	525K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 12% more expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 122nd and 362nd ($3173 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 307th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Ranked 103rd vs 98th best cities to live in the United States, and 322nd vs 309th 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	$19.7	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850