Honolulu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$3590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	86
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	351K	2.79M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 18% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 133rd and 656th ($3039 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 290th and 52nd 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	$19.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085