Honolulu vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	80
😀 Quality of life	85	91
🏙️ Population	351K	737K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 5% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 79th and 126th ($3331 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 94th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ranked 143rd vs 33rd best cities to live in the United States, and 433rd vs 147th 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	$23.4	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$30033

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098