Honolulu vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	87	63
🏙️ Population	351K	11.5M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 200% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 133rd and 5616th ($3039 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 290th and 4573rd 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	$19.9	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$13135

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629