Honolulu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	99
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	351K	5.45M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 20% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 122nd and 649th ($3173 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th 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 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 322nd and 3rd 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	$19.7	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710