Honolulu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	99
😀 Quality of life	85	98
🏙️ Population	351K	5.45M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 14% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 117th and 348th ($3241 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 438th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Sydney

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	Honolulu	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864