Honolulu vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	86	64
🏙️ Population	351K	12.4M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 184% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 153rd and 5031st ($2961 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 260th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Sao Paulo

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	Honolulu	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$12031

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659