Honolulu vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	62	95
😀 Quality of life	88	96
🏙️ Population	351K	985K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 38% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 122nd and 1273rd ($3173 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 1st in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 322nd and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Stockholm

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	Honolulu	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$15313

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482