Honolulu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$5834
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$1582
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$2702
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$3483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	86
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	351K	2.79M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 15% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 153rd and 571st ($2961 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Honolulu ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 260th and 36th 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	$19.8	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$18837

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2390
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2600
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2358
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2128
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2192
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2578
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2293
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2244
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$2073
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2218
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1734
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1821
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1915
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2125
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1408
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1949
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2084
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2217
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2194
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2031
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2156
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2004
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2074
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2049
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2085
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1816
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2178
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2151
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2190