Honolulu vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	58	85
😀 Quality of life	85	70
🏙️ Population	351K	5.65M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 202% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 117th and 5142nd ($3241 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 4th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 438th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Saint Petersburg

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	Honolulu	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606