Honolulu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$3342
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	86
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	351K	2.79M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 29% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 122nd and 918th ($3173 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 2nd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 322nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Toronto

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	Honolulu	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$17676

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043