Honolulu vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	80
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	351K	737K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 0.2% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 151st and 158th ($3020 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 140th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ranked 79th vs 15th best cities to live in the United States, and 301st vs 98th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Seattle

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	Honolulu	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$29407

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093