Honolulu vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honolulu	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3241	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7578	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$3537	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$870	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	58	69
😀 Quality of life	85	91
🏙️ Population	351K	385K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 24% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 117th and 719th ($3241 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 625th 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 139th vs 32nd best cities to live in the United States, and 438th vs 151st 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	$21.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.56	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$7.91	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.21	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1695	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4086	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8726	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7721	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.03	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.5	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.83	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.87	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.61	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.5	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.4	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1887	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23744	$16676

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285