Honolulu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	58	86
😀 Quality of life	85	94
🏙️ Population	351K	2.79M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 38% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 79th and 1059th ($3331 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 433rd and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Honolulu	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.4	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$22670

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053