Honolulu vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	58	79
😀 Quality of life	85	94
🏙️ Population	351K	568K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 45% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 117th and 1407th ($3241 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 17th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 438th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Surrey

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	Honolulu	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$12497

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798