Honolulu vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	68
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	351K	385K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 20% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 122nd and 658th ($3173 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 582nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 103rd vs 56th best cities to live in the United States, and 322nd vs 202nd 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	$19.7	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$14367

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294