Honolulu vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$4529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	58	54
😀 Quality of life	85	87
🏙️ Population	351K	525K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 14% more expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 117th and 346th ($3241 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 285th 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 139th vs 116th best cities to live in the United States, and 438th vs 376th 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	$21.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859