Honolulu vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	62	82
😀 Quality of life	88	71
🏙️ Population	351K	5.65M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 227% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 122nd and 5813th ($3173 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th 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 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 322nd and 3397th 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	$19.7	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566