Honolulu vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$5035
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	69
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	351K	385K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 14% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 133rd and 497th ($3039 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 439th 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 78th vs 34th best cities to live in the United States, and 290th vs 158th 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	$19.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$14056

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369