Honolulu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	58	99
😀 Quality of life	85	100
🏙️ Population	351K	5.45M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 17% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 79th and 370th ($3331 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 433rd 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	$23.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863