Honolulu vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	99
😀 Quality of life	87	99
🏙️ Population	351K	4.84M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 9% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 133rd and 312th ($3039 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 290th and 4th 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	$19.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$18951

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754