Honolulu vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$2896
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$731
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	58	41
😀 Quality of life	85	58
🏙️ Population	351K	331K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 154% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 117th and 4626th ($3241 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 2nd in the United States and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United States vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 438th and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs San Salvador

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	Honolulu	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$5551

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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 San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1221
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$734
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$897
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1109
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1120
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1062
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$720
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$705
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$823
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$936
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$815
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$900
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$804
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$668
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$787
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$938
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$737
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$934
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$754
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$687
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$761
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$796
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$679
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$990
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$699