Honolulu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	86
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	351K	2.79M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 23% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 151st and 861st ($3020 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 301st and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Honolulu	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$17118

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095