Honolulu vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honolulu	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3331	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7928	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$2072	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$3682	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$911	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4111	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	58	33
😀 Quality of life	85	84
🏙️ Population	351K	543K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 72% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 79th and 2237th ($3331 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1697th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Ranked 143rd vs 153rd best cities to live in the United States, and 433rd vs 460th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/honolulu/tucson.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Honolulu vs Tucson infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/honolulu/tucson" target="_blank">Honolulu vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Honolulu vs Tucson

Prices for goods and services in Honolulu and Tucson are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Honolulu	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.4	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.67	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$8.71	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.71	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2390	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4305	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3150	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8773	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7272	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.2	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.5	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.63	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.48	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26966	$15759

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212