Honolulu vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	68
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	351K	385K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 18% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 151st and 718th ($3020 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 664th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Ranked 79th vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 301st vs 174th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Tampa

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	Honolulu	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$14045

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265